I blushed for them , and the wives and mothers . I want an intelligent man to represent me , if I ca n't do it myself , not a fool . ' ` Nan is on the stump . Now we shall catch it , ' cried Tom , putting up an umbrella to shield his unhappy head ; for Nan 's earnest voice was audible , and her indignant eye happened to rest on him as she spoke . ` Go on , go on ! I 'll take notes , and put in `` great applause '' liberally , ' added Demi , producing his ball-book and pencil , with his Jenkins air . Daisy pinched his nose through the bars , and the meeting was rather tumultuous for a moment , for Emil called : ` Avast , avast , here 's a squall to wind ` ard ' ; Tom applauded wildly ; Dan looked up as if the prospect of a fight , even with words , pleased him , and Nat went to support Demi , as his position seemed to be a good one . At this crisis , when everyone laughed and talked at once , Bess came floating through the upper hall and looked down like an angel of peace upon the noisy group below , as she asked , with wondering eyes and smiling lips : ` What is it ? ' ` An indignation meeting . Nan and Alice are on the rampage , and we are at the bar to be tried for our lives . Will Your Highness preside and judge between us ? ' answered Demi , as a lull at once took place ; for no one rioted in the presence of the Princess . ` I 'm not wise enough . I 'll sit here and listen . Please go on . ' And Bess took her place above them all as cool and calm as a little statue of Justice , with fan and nosegay in place of sword and scales . ` Now , ladies , free your minds , only spare us till morning ; for we 've got a german to dance as soon as everyone is fed , and Parnassus expects every man to do his duty . Mrs President Giddy-gaddy has the floor , ' said Demi , who liked this sort of fun better than the very mild sort of flirtation which was allowed at Plumfield , for the simple reason that it could not be entirely banished , and is a part of all education , co - or otherwise . ' I have only one thing to say , and it is this , ' began Nan soberly , though her eyes sparkled with a mixture of fun and earnestness . ' I want to ask every boy of you what you really think on this subject .
XXXXX and Emil have seen the world and ought to know their own minds .
Avast Dan Emil Jenkins Justice Parnassus Plumfield Princess ard ball-book