Guess what I am, grandmamma!' 'I give it up.'

And though Tibby would be a thorn in every inch of grandmamma's body, if they were alone together, I have no doubt they would get on very well with me between them.

When the currants and gooseberries were quite ripe, grandmamma had a sheep-shearing.

We sate up late; but at last grandmamma sent us to bed: yet though we went to bed we heard many charming songs sung: to be sure we could not distinguish the words, which was a pity, but the sound of their voices was very loud and very fine indeed.

You are a little woman now to what you were then; and I may say to you, that though I loved to hear you prattle of your early recollections, I thought I perceived some ladies present were rather weary of hearing so much of the visit to grandmamma.

"Richardson never had probably money enough to purchase any, or even a ticket for a masquerade, which gives him such an aversion to them; though his intended satire against them is very absurd on the account of his Harriet, since she might have been carried off in the same manner if she had been going from supper with her grandmamma.

For the next two years Anne came again and again, staying four months at Wyck and four months in London with Grandmamma Severn and Aunt Emily, and four months with Grandpapa Everitt at the Essex Farm.

" "I sayyou don't mean they're not decent to you?" "Who, Grandmamma and Grandpapa?

Grandmamma Severn thought she had been long enough running loose with those Fielding boys.

Grandmamma and Aunt Emily had left London and taken a house in Cheltenham and Anne was to live with them there.

Grandpapa Everitt wanted her more than Grandmamma Severn, who had Aunt Emily; so Anne had stayed with him all that time.

"But, Grandmamma," said the Brahman, "where shall I get the milk from?"

"But, Grandmamma, Grandmamma," said the Brahman, "how can I take you home, for I have had all this good luck only because of you.

"But, Grandmamma, Grandmamma," said the Brahman, "how can I take you home, for I have had all this good luck only because of you.

where are you?" "Here, grandmamma.

" "I don't know, grandmamma.

and your evening-prayers are always so long, best be about them, girl, so that old grandmamma may put you to bed.

" "Grandmamma, what if that might be a spirit?"

I should be glad to know what our worthy grandmammas would think of the delicacy of the present generation of ladies, could they but see them going about with nothing but an oyster-shell bonnet stuck at the back of their heads!

" "Oh, thank you, grandmamma!

" "You always do everything, grandmamma, and leave me nothing to do: it is not fair.

But, grandmamma, if we are going to get flowers by the way, let us follow down the stream, through the gorge, out upon the sea-beach, and so walk along the sands, and go by the back path up the rocks to the Convent: that walk is so shady and lovely at this time in the morning, and it is so fresh along by the sea-side!"

And here are some of these little ones,see here, grandmamma!"

"The carriages have come, dears," quavered grandmamma, coming out of the nursery, followed by the family, one after the other.

"But you are coming back so soon, and she is going to stay so long," exclaimed grandmamma, patting Bee.