My heart beat like a trip-hammer as the critical moment approached. I could scarcely fetch my breath.
\"Go home yourself if you don't like it,\" retorted Madge. \"I'm well enough pleased. I'll stay here with Benny and Belle.\"
Benny and I got up. \"No! No!\" we said. (All this had been rehearsed beforehand.) \"Come on, Madge, let's all go. George is gettin' ugly now. You know what he is. We'll quiet him down outside.\"
\"No!\"
My heart beat like a trip-hammer as the critical moment approached. I could scarcely fetch my breath.
\"Go home yourself if you don't like it,\" retorted Madge. \"I'm well enough pleased. I'll stay here with Benny and Belle.\"
Benny and I got up. \"No! No!\" we said. (All this had been rehearsed beforehand.) \"Come on, Madge, let's all go. George is gettin' ugly now. You know what he is. We'll quiet him down outside.\"
\"No!\"
