s-a-w

Updated: May 11, 2025

He yawned a good deal over his reading, and was quite sure several times that h-a-y spelt "ham," and s-a-w spelt "was," but still, on the whole, he got through very well. Milly wrote her copy, then she learnt some verses of a poem called "Lucy Gray," and last of all mother found her a big map of Westmoreland, the county in which the mountains are, and they had a most delightful geography lesson.

Mrs. Humphry Ward - Milly and Olly

"I I s-a-w!" he muttered; "I s-s-s-ing!" And expired, with his last breath gasping good grammar. Instantly Thomas leaped the prostrate figure and strode to the Gate. He was breathing hard, but looking about him boldly. "Now I come through," he boasted. "O-o-o!" It was Gwendolyn's cry. "Officer, don't let him! Don't!"

Eleanor Gates - The Poor Little Rich Girl