"Cravat and parasol and gloves of just the shade of violet." "And gray boots," I said.

"It _is_ a pretty suit." No one but Sophie had such expensive clothes as I, but I cannot say at that moment they made me very happy.

I was only thinking how improbable that the gray suit would come out of the box that day, unless I should be obliged to dress to mislead the others till the last.
The carriages (for we filled two), were to be at the door at four o'clock punctually.

The Lowders were five miles away: the whole thing was so talked about and planned about, that when dinner was over, I felt we had had a croquet party, and quite a long one at that.
Mr.Langenau did not come to dinner; Sophie sent a servant to his room after we were at table, to ask him if he would come down, or have his dinner sent to him; but the servant came back, saying he did not want any dinner, with his compliments to Mrs.Hollenbeck.
"_A la bonne heure_" cried Kilian.

"A skeleton always interferes with my appetite at a feast." "It is the only thing, then, that does, isn't it ?" asked Charlotte, who seemed to have a pick at him always.
"No, not the only thing.