The British Are Coming

The British Are Coming
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid
might be if it was kept nice; but the maids are lazy, and I don't know how to make them mind. It worries me, though.' ¡¡¡¡`I'll right it up in two minutes; for it only needs to have the hearth brushed, so - and the things made straight on the mantelpiece, so - and the books put here and the bottles there, and your sofa turned from the light, and the pillows plumped up a bit. Now, then, you're fixed.' ¡¡¡¡And so he was; for, as she laughed and talked, Jo had whisked things
oil painting
into place, and given quite a different air to the room. Laurie watched her in respectful silence; and when she beckoned him to his sofa, he sat down with a sigh of satisfaction, saying gratefully: ¡¡¡¡`How kind you are! Yes, that's what it wanted. Now please take the big chair, and let me do something to amuse my company. ¡¡¡¡`No. I came to amuse you. Shall I read aloud?' and Jo looked affectionately towards some inviting books near by. ¡¡¡¡`Thank you; I've read all those, and if you don't mind I'd rather talk,' answered Laurie