Many greetings,
Many greetings to you!
Many greetings to you!
To you!
Considerable latitude of choice was given to the singers in the matter of key, and there was little of what I might call co-operative effort. Each child went on till she had reached the end, then stopped and waited for the stragglers to come up. It was an unusual performance, and I, personally, found it extremely exhilarating. It seemed to smite Mr Wooster, however, like a blow. He recoiled a couple of steps and flung up an arm defensively. Then the uproar died away, and an air of expectancy fell upon the room. Miss Tomlinson directed a brightly authoritative gaze upon Mr Wooster, and he blinked, gulped once or twice, and tottered forward.
'Well, you know—' he said.
Then it seemed to strike him that this opening lacked the proper formal dignity.
'Ladies—'
A silvery peal of laughter from the front row stopped him again.