Each of the three expressive countenances expressed the same thought.
"You're just in time to come with me for a jolly—to come for a jolly—for a—er—jolly——" His hearty accents faltered and fell away as he noticed the stern unbending look on the countenances of his silent friends, and his invitation remained unfinished.
Their countenances were so distorted that no one could recognize them, and even one freckle on the face appeared to spread over the whole of the nose and mouth.
