"Won't you sit down, papa? It does look so dreadful, your standing up over one in that way." He had placed himself on the rug with his back to the incipient fire, but now, at her request, he sat himself down opposite to her.

"Won't you sit down, papa? It does look so dreadful, your standing up over one in that way." He had stood with his back to the fire, but now he sat down.
