"I wish you could be with Ned; you 'd get on together, I 'm sure; and he 'd be so glad to do anything he could.

I 'll write and ask, straight away, if you want me to." "Suppose you do; just for information, you know, then I shall have something to go upon.

I want to have a feasible plan all ready, before I speak to father.

There 's nothing so convincing to business men as facts, you know." Polly could not help smiling at Tom's new tone, it seemed so strange to hear him talking about anything but horses and tailors, dancing and girls.

She liked it, however, as much as she did the sober expression of his face, and the way he had lately of swinging his arms about, as if he wanted to do something energetic with them.
"That will be wise.