Because, continued Dr. _Slop_ (turning to my father) as positive as these old ladies generally are--'tis a point very difficult to know--and yet of the greatest consequence to be known; ----because, Sir, if the hip is mistaken for the head--there is a possibility (if it is a boy) that the forceps * * * * * *

'Because,' continued Dr. Slop (turning to my father), 'as positive as these old ladies generally are, 'tis a point very difficult to know - and yet of the greatest importance; because, Sir, if the hip is mistaken for the head - there is a possibility (if it is a boy) that the forceps * * * * * * * * *.'
