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Updated: May 26, 2025
He raised his Athenian eyebrows, and she realized what a mistake she had made in not bringing the lethal tea-strainer along. When they had stopped in front of a cheap candy-store, he opened the door of the car with such frigid reserve that she thought seriously about slapping him. She climbed the stingy, flapping stairs, and knocked at the first door in the upper hall.
"If I were at all superstitious I might worry a great deal over what you say." "Look here, Lois," and Dick turned to his sister, "is there a hole in that tea-strainer? For pity sakes get a new one, and don't let so many grounds get through in the future. We don't want any more clouds." When dinner was over they all went out on the verandah.
Johnny, get some water somewhere, quick! and then run for the camphor bottle." Percy was at his wit's end. He ran round and round, with the little girl in his arms. She had life enough to cling to his neck. Johnny saw a pail of water, dipped a tea-strainer into it, and dashed two drops in Dotty's face. "That won't do, boy! Throw on a quartful! Hurry!" Johnny promptly obeyed.
He still held in his hand the old tea-strainer which he had been grasping when they rescued him; he had held on to it convulsively all the time. Marie had to dip his hand in the water in order to clean the strainer. From time to time he stood in front of Pelle's open door, and peeped inside. Pelle nodded to him, when he went storming up and down again he was like a wild thing.
He was just scraping the jelly out of a tart when they disturbed him; and knowing that more slaps were in store for him if he stayed, he at once walked calmly down the ravaged table, and vanished out of the window carrying the silver tea-strainer with him to play with. The ladies had no supper that night; and poor Mrs.
He still held in his hand the old tea-strainer which he had been grasping when they rescued him; he had held on to it convulsively all the time. Marie had to dip his hand in the water in order to clean the strainer. From time to time he stood in front of Pelle's open door, and peeped inside. Pelle nodded to him, when he went storming up and down again he was like a wild thing.
"Yes, everybody does seem to feel that way. But I'm afraid I found them terribly nice," flared Claire. "I always say that common people can be most agreeable," Mrs. Corey patronized. Before Claire could kill her there wasn't any homicidal weapon in sight except a silver tea-strainer Mrs.
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