This morning Father wanted to use it on important business, and it wouldn't run.

He ordered me to tinker it up enough to get it to the shop.

I went at it and when it would go, I started You can imagine the clip I was going, and the thing went to pieces.

I don't know yet how it comes that I saved my skin.

I'm pretty badly knocked out, but I'll get there by noon if it's a possible thing." "Oh, that's all right," said Linda, fervently hoping that the ache in her throat would not tincture her voice.
It was half-past eleven when Donald came.