"I shall not expect too great performance from you this morning, but I warn you all that I shall not be jovially inclined to overlooking inattention or skylarking.

Master Dalzell, were you whispering ?" "No, sir," Dan answered truthfully.
"That is well.

Any young man who has just spent many days communing with grand old Nature should feel it beneath his dignity to whisper to mere mortals.

Master Hazelton, you are moving uneasily in your seat.

Be calm; you will not have to cook your own dinner to-day.