But it's such a long time ago!" She glanced at Caroline as if for sympathy.
"Come, come, Sarah!" Caroline protested stoutly, and yet with a care for Sarah's sensitiveness.

"It isn't so long ago as all that!" "It seems so long," said Sarah, reflective; and her mouth worked uneasily.

Then, after a pause: "He's so set on it!" "Set on what?
On your going to London ?" "Yes." "And why not ?" "Well, I don't know whether I could--" "Paw!" scoffed Caroline lightly and flatteringly.

"You're younger than I am, and I'm not going to have anyone making out that I'm getting old.
Now do finish that bit of cake." "No, thank you, Caroline.

I really couldn't." "Not but what I should be sorry enough to lose you," Caroline concluded.
"There's no friends like the old friends." "Ah! No!" Sarah thickly muttered, gazing with her watery eyes at a spot on the white diaper.
"Hilda, do turn down that there gas a bit," said Mrs.Lessways sharply and self-consciously.