7. The head master spoke little, and in a curt, gruff voice.
8. There was not one street in the town that he did not know.
9. I have a mind to go, and I will go, come what may.
10. I had been told that his library contained more than two thousand volumes, and I had no doubt but that I should find there the book I wanted.
11. My neighbour was sitting astride a low chair, with his legs stretched out.
12. I at length succeeded in explaining as well as I could the object of my visit.
13. Mind you don’t spoil my book, or I’ll cut off your ears!
14. They might just as well have finished whilst they were at it.
XII (pp. 56—60)
1. You must redouble your efforts, or else you will never pull through.