"You are not a child.
I was with my friends from the East.

You could have joined us if you had cared to.

I should be very glad, indeed, to present you to Mr.and Mrs.
Manning." "Thank you, but I don't care to be exhibited as an interesting specimen to people who have no use for me except when I do a few fool stunts to amuse them." "Very well, Phil," she returned coldly.

"If that is your feeling, I do not care to present you to my friends.

They are every bit as sincere and genuine as you are; and I certainly shall not trouble them with anyone who cannot appreciate them." Kitty was angry, as she had good reason for being.