"Though please don't for a moment compare your blessed old High School to Longworth, for they're not in the same running! Aunt Harriet hasn't quite eaten you up yet, I see ?" "She's not such a Gorgon as I expected.

In fact she's been rather decent." "The dragon's sheathed her talons?
Well, that's good biz.

You went off as tragic as Iphigenia, heroically declaring yourself the family sacrifice." "Did I ?" Winona had almost forgotten her original attitude of martyr.
Three weeks had made a vast difference to her feelings.
"If you can peg it out in comfort with the dragon so much to the good.
Shouldn't care to live here myself though.

It's a dull hole.

Number 10, Abbey Close wouldn't be my choice of a residence." "Well, it's not likely you'll ever have the chance of living here!" retorted Winona, taking up the cudgels for her adopted home.
"I don't know about that," returned Percy.