(“By jingo, I’ve forgotten something! Matilda, when I made my memorandum of errands, how many had I to do?”)
“‘My dearest, darling child,’ I said——”
(“Pamby, how many errands did your mistress give me to do?”)
“I said, ‘My dearest, darling child——’”
(“Nurse, how many errands did your mistress give me to do?”)
“‘My own love,’ I said——”
(“Pooh! pooh! I tell you, I had four errands to do, and I’ve only got three of ’em written down. Check me off, all of you—I’m going to read my errands.”)
“‘Your own proper pride, love,’ I said, ‘will suggest to you——’”
(“Gray powder for baby.”)
—“‘the necessity of making up your mind, my angel, to——’”