"Better!" cried Mr. Yorke, laughing. "Oh, excellent! Hannah! that's the one with the red hair--a fine girl, but half-witted."
"She has wit enough for me, it appears," said Moore. "A solemn puppy, indeed! Well, Rose, go on."
"Miss Pearson said she believed there was a good deal of affectation about you, and that with your dark hair and pale face you looked to her like some sort of a sentimental noodle."

"Better!" cried Mr. Yorke, laughing. "Oh, excellent! Hannah's a fine girl, but half-witted."
"A solemn puppy, indeed!" said Moore. "Well, Rose, go on."
"Miss Pearson said you were affected, and that with your dark hair and pale face you looked like a sentimental noodle."
