| Mrs. reiver had broken him of talking about himself, and made him talk about her own merits. |
| Because Mrs. reiver was cold and hard, he said she was stately and dignified. |
| He learned to fetch and carry like a dog, and to wait like one, too, for a word from Mrs. reiver. |
| There was nothing good about Mrs. reiver, unless it was her dress. |
| Everything bad that could be said has already been said about Mrs. reiver, in another tale. |
| What Pluffles had intended to do in the matter of the engagement only Mrs. reiver knew, and she kept her own counsel to her death. |
