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Boiled rice seemed to her the most sensible dessert, and she kept the family on it until finally John and Dorry started a rebellion, and Dr. Carr was forced to interfere. "My dear, you are overdoing it sadly," he said, as Katy opened her book and prepared to explain her views; "I am glad to have the children eat simple food but really, boiled rice five times in a week is too much."
What is he singing? Oh, come! that is overdoing it, Jacky! Why, Jem! he is telling them he killed you on the spot." "I'll punch his head!" "No! take it easy," said Robinson; "he is a poet; this is what they call poetical license." "Lie without sense, I call it when here is the man." "Ting tong! ting tong tong! I slew him he fell by the Wurra-Gurra River. I slew him! ting tong! he fell ting tong!
Will you kindly go back to the hall, and try to enter this room in a manner more becoming to a lady and a Maynard?" "I will, indeed, Mother. And you're quite right; I was awful racketty." Marjorie returned to the hall, and then came in with graceful, mincing steps, purposely overdoing the scene.
Monsieur Patou goes to join the English army." She was not going to make her sacrifice for nothing. To Bakkus Andrew confided the general charge of Elodie. "My dear fellow," said the cynic, "isn't it rather overdoing your saintly simplicity? Do you remember the farce 'Occupe-toi d'Amelie? Do I appeal to you as a squire of deserted dames, grass-widows endowed with plenty?
"His last speech was the most interesting; in fact, I think it was the greatest speech that I ever heard him make." "I fear that Jimmy Grayson is overdoing it," said the elderly Tremaine, soberly.
To drop out of things for a while, and treat herself to the rest she needed. Cut and run! Scuttle for cover! "You've been overdoing things, of course. You've been Lady Bountiful, and first-aider, and last-leaver. Like the Lord and a thumping good lie, you've been a very present help in time of trouble. But there's such a thing as being too steady on the job.
He did intend to enclose the illustrated programme of the forthcoming Sing-song, whereof he was not a little proud. He also intended to write on many other matters which do not concern us, and doubtless would have done so but for the slight feverish headache which made him dull and unresponsive at mess. "You are overdoing it, Bobby," said his skipper.
"And how is Sordello?" he asked, the tone of his inquiry suggesting that there was something seriously the matter with Sordello. "Getting on. Only fifty-six pages more." "You are advancing, Miss Quincey gaining on him by leaps and bounds. You're not overdoing it, I hope?" "Oh no, I read a little in the evenings I have to keep up to the standard of the staff.
It wasn't wholly an interrogation it seemed to Madison that there was even sympathy in the parlor-car conductor's voice, as the other took his seat check. "Health," said Madison meekly. "Perfect rest and quiet been overdoing it, you know." "Needley!" the train conductor of the Bar Harbor Express, collecting the transportation, threw the word at Madison as though it were a personal affront.
Step back a little as you do it, because you're kind of afraid of what she might do next. That's fine. Good work, both of you." He was glad for the girl's sake that Baird had approved the work of both. He had been afraid she was overdoing the New York society manner in the boldness of her advances to him, but of course Baird would know.
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