"Now, Mr. Thornton, though 'knobstick' has not a very pretty sound, is it not expressive? Could I do without it, in speaking of the thing it represents? If using local words is vulgar, I was very vulgar in the Forest,--was I not, mamma?"

'Now, Mr. Thornton, though "knobstick" has not a very pretty sound, is it not expressive? If using local words is vulgar, I was very vulgar in the Forest - was I not, mamma?'
