See," and she stuck up her little dumpy foot, about twice as thick as Mary's.
"Cracky!" said Henry, with another whistle.

"They may be, too, and not be so very small, for yours are as big as stone boats, any day, and your ankles are just the size of the piano legs." So saying, he threw a large stone into the water, spattering both the girls, but wetting Jenny the most.

After this he walked away apparently well pleased with his performance.
"Isn't he hateful ?" said Jenny, wiping the water from her neck and shoulders; "but grandma says all boys are so until they do something with the oats,--I've forgot what.

But there's one boy who isn't ugly.
Do you know Billy Bender ?" "Billy Bender?
Oh, yes," said Mary quickly, "he is all the friend I've got in the world except Sal Furbush." "Well, he worked for my pa last summer, and oh, I liked him _so_ much.
I think he's the _bestest_ boy in the world.

And isn't his face beautiful ?" "I never thought of it," said Mary.