"Wanted to hear him squeal." "And so you nearly tipped us over." "Didn't mean to do dat, Mass' Frank.

'Pears like I didn't think." Mrs.Frost was too much alarmed by this narrow escape to consent to Pomp's driving again, and for the moment felt as if she should like to usurp his mother's privilege of spanking him.

But the little imp looked so unconscious of having done anything wrong that her vexation soon passed away.
In half an hour Pomp was on his way back, laden with a basketful of provisions for his sick mother and himself..