the
window,
meaning to
escape.
But she
held him
fast, and
said,
laughing
as she
looked at
the dozen
pairs of
dirty
hands
about
her,"If I
did
lecture,
it would
on the
chemical
and
cleansing
properties
of soap.
Come now,
as the
founder of
the
institution,
you really
ought to
give us a
few moral
remarks,
and we
will
applaud
tremendously."Seeing
that there
was no way
of
escaping,
Mr. Laurie
looked up
at Polly
hanging
overhead,
seemed to


