Today." "But good heav-- Lizzie, why on earth didn't you tell me before ?" Lizzie spoke soothingly, all the blarney of Kerry in her voice.

"Now, Miss Neily, as if I'd wake you first thing in the morning with bad news like that! And thinks I, well, maybe 'tis all for the best after all--for when Miss Neily hears they're leavin'-- and her so particular--maybe she'll go back to the city for just a little and leave this house to its haunts and its bats and--" "Go back to the city?
I shall do nothing of the sort.

I rented this house to live in and live in it I will, with servants or without them.
You should have told me at once, Lizzie.

I'm really very much annoyed with you because you didn't.

I shall get up immediately--I want to give those two a piece of my mind.