She ran to and fro among the rocks and clumps of bushes, and once or twice she brought to her mother flowers or other curious things that she found.
"Those things are not good for any thing, child," said her mother.

"They are nothing but common weeds and trash.

Besides, I told you not to run about so much.

Why can't you come and walk quietly along the path, like a sensible person ?" Hannah paid no attention to this reiteration of her mother's command, but continued to run about as before.
"Hannah," repeated her mother, "come back into the path.

I have told you again and again that you must come and walk with me, and you don't pay the least heed to what I say.