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"That's the only one," answered Rigou, "but she is not suitable; she thinks she has only to be seen to be admired; she's not complying enough; we want a witch and a sly-boots, too. Never mind, the right one will turn up sooner or later." "Yes," said Lupin, "the more pretty girls he sees the greater the chances are." "But perhaps you can't get the Shopman to the fair," said the ex-gendarme.
"And how about Mercedes?" "She is almost Cassandra's age, and they are sure to be friends." "Aha! had it all planned out, did you, little sly-boots?" laughed the woman, gently pinching the flushing cheek of the embarrassed Carrie. "There, dear, I was just teasing. I want to please all my girls, but sometimes I have to disappoint them a little.
"I cannot find language of sufficient energy to convey my sense of the sacredness of private integrity." On the other hand, he is never far from his great fear: "But Truth is such a fly-away, such a sly-boots, so untransportable and unbarrelable a commodity, that it is as bad to catch as light."
She placed the uncovered box where the moths waited with folded wings, in the open window. Up from the garden came a soft breeze sweet with the breath of the roses and petunias. There was a stir, a rustle, a waving of dusky wings, and the box was empty. So Greeny and Blacky and Sly-boots "took their wings and flew away," and the boys saw them no more.
Cousin Sally was immediately taken into their confidence. The news of the engagement was broken to her by Molly herself. "Oh, what a sly-boots you were!" exclaimed the marchioness. "Philippe was right about your knowing too much about how persons ought to love not to be in love yourself. Well, my dear, I know you will be happy, and as for that Green I hardly know how to say how happy he should be.
"Yes; and if they lived on bread and butter 't would cost a lot to feed 'em, wouldn't it?" said Roy. "Look at my woodbine worm, boys," Miss Ruth said, as she lifted the cover of another box. "Isn't he a beauty? See the delicate green, shaded to white, on his back, and that row of spots down his sides looking like buttons! I call him Sly-boots, because he has a trick of hiding under the leaves.
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