——Not but the child looks extremely well, said my father, in his vests
and tunicks.——
——He does look very well in them,—replied my mother.——
——And for that reason it would be almost a sin, added my father, to
take him out of ’em.——
——It would so,—said my mother:——But indeed he is growing a very tall
lad,—rejoined my father.
——He is very tall for his age, indeed,—said my mother.——
——I can not (making two syllables of it) imagine, quoth my father, who
the deuce he takes after.——