You're old enough to know your own mind." "I'm not such an ancient!" "Don't be silly! You're nearly twenty-one----" "Just twenty and a half." "Well, all right, twenty and a half.

But that's not like seventeen.
You're young for your years, I think.

But anyway, you've seen enough of men to know if Phil Van Reypen is 'Lord of your life,--your King,--your Star!' Is he ?" "Not much he isn't! Why, Nan, he's an awfully nice chap, but no 'Philip, My King!' There, you see I can quote poetry as well as you.
Oh, Nan, Bill Farnsworth knows an awful lot about poetry! Would you think he would ?" "Now, Patty, keep to the subject in hand.

Fred and I both think you ought to be engaged to Philip, or else tell him you won't be.

It isn't fair to him, to act as you do." "I know it, you angel stepmother, and so, I'm going to decide, right now,--with much quickness.