"But why is it better?" asked Miss Hatty. The Judge was a little at a loss.
"I tell you what," said he, "my business is hard enough as it is; I can't stand any aggravations. I'll take the sense of the assembly. All who say as I do, hold up their hands."
But it was found that the judgments were essentially masculine and feminine; the girls sided with Hatty, the boys with Bob.
"There's most good to be done by riding," said Norton.
"There ain't!" said Judy. "Dressing encourages the working people."
"And there's no good in riding at the head of soldiers," said Hatty.
"Well, it is a more noble occupation," said Norton.
"I don't see the nobility!" said Roswell Holt.
"Well, I don't care!" said Norton. "Let them both stand together then. I hope there'll be something more remarkable than either of 'em."
"Juliet Bracebridge. A carriage and horses. Will drive all over the world. Thinks she'll never know ennui."