“ You always were a shocking liar , ” saidsayTuppence severely , “ though you did once persuadepersuadeSister Greenbank that the doctor had orderedorderyou beer as a tonic , but forgottenforgetto write it on the chart .
First , she meantmeanto fall into her father 's arms -- forgettingforget, with that singular facility for overlooking the peculiarities of others which belongs to such a character , that Dr Marjoribanks was very little given to embracing , and that a hasty kiss on her forehead was the warmest caress he had ever given his daughter -- and then to rush up to the chamber of death and weep over dear mamma .