“O dear! What have I done now, that you should talk like judge, jury, and executioner all in one?�
“I am a pretty good judge.�
“Of what? Live-stock?� Tibby replied pertly.
“I should not presume to judge the dead.�
“Indeed!�
“Have you enjoyed your wild sojourn here, Miss Waring?�
“Extravagantly! There are some marplots, of course,� she added, looking at Donald and smiling wickedly. “But I really have enjoyed the summer.�
“It’s a pity this fine weather cannot always last.�
“I never did enjoy a croaker!�
“I am a weather prophet. This fine day is the herald of a storm. We shall have few such before the winter will be upon us.�