'He seems very much put about.

Shall I tell him to come up to speak to you ?' "'Thank you, I wish you would,' said Mary.

'But I am really sorry to bring you out so much in this dreadful weather.' "The young woman laughed cheerfully.
"'I don't mind it a bit, Miss,' she said; 'if you only knew how glad I shall be if you come to live here.

Nothing'd be a trouble if so be as we could get a kind family here again.

'Twould be like old times.' "She hastened away, and in a few minutes returned to say that the driver was downstairs waiting to speak to us----" "Laura, my dear," said grandmother, "do you know it is a quarter to ten.
How much more is there ?" Aunty glanced through the pages-- "About as much again," she said.