"I don't know," Bobbie answered, "but I do feel most awfully funny.
I should most awfully like to see a leg set.
" or an— "I'm afraid it's hurting you most awfully, Jim.
He's been so awfully jolly decent to us, you know, Mother," said Peter, "and we agreed that next bun-day we'd ask you if we could.
Then, when I'm very old indeed, I shall show them to my grandchildren and say, 'We only did our duty,' and they'll be awfully proud of me.
" She said no more aloud, but to herself she said:— "That was awfully jolly decent of Peter because I know he didn't mean to.
" "Thank you very much," said Peter, and then, as the Porter lingered, he added:— "I'm most awfully sorry I haven't got twopence to give you like Father does, but—" "You drop it if you please," said the Porter, indignantly.
It's awfully tall, isn't it?
"No," replied Buddy, "I never had one; but I want one, awfully bad.
Well, it sounded like regular cannon, and the birds in the wood got awfully scared.
"Weren't you awfully frightened?
" "Oh, I think that's awfully subtle," said the Colonel, putting into the word all the contempt he felt for a quality so alien to the traditions of his calling.
They're such awfully nice kids.
" "I'm awfully sorry," I said, not knowing what else to say.
But he's awfully good and kind.
" "He did it awfully well," said the crestfallen Rat.
"Thanks awfully, but I ought to stick by Toad till this trip is ended.
"I like your clothes awfully, old chap," he remarked after some half an hour or so had passed.
Then, recollecting himself, he stammered, "I'm awfully sorry—I keep on forgetting—I'll go down and fetch them myself.
"Gilbert looks awfully determined.
