If you don't take it you'll offend me.

I believe you think I'm not much better than a schoolboy still." "I don't think you're half so good, Mr.Hugh," said the old servant, sticking the sovereign which Hugh had given her in under her glove as she spoke.
On the next morning that other visit was made at the brick house, and Miss Stanbury was again in a fuss.

On this occasion, however, she was in a much better humour than before, and was full of little jokes as to the nature of the visitation.

Of course, she was not to see her nephew herself, and no message was to be delivered from her, and none was to be given to her from him.

But an accurate report was to be made to her as to his appearance, and Dorothy was to be enabled to answer a variety of questions respecting him after he was gone.