But Esther must feel dreadful mortified sometimes when her Ma forgets to get hooked up behind.

Esther's as neat as a pin.

Always was.
Why, even when she got home last week after that awful time you and she had up at Pine Lake, and her having to stay overnight without so much as a clean collar, she walked in here as fresh as a daisy--won't you let me give you some more coffee, Professor ?" "Thank you, yes.

You were saying--" "Willits, do you think so much coffee is good for you ?" "Land sakes, Doctor, my coffee won't hurt him! It never seems to trouble you any.

As I was saying, one would almost have thought that what with picnicking in the bush all day and trapesing around in a canoe half the night and having to stay where she wasn't expected and wouldn't like to ask the loan of the flat-irons--" "Please, Mrs.Sykes, don't let Ann eat another biscuit.