That is the explanationexplanation, and I am gladgladto have finishedfinishit : the blemishes on honourable lineage are a delicate subject , and certainly this heredity we hear so much about is the finest scandalmonger in the world ; it laughs at discretion , and writes strange entries between the lines of the “ Peerages ” .
But when Halsey had finishedfinishhis electrical course and Gertrude her boarding-school , and both camecomehome to stay , things were suddenly changedchange.
However , this bottle was NOT marked ‘ poison , ’ so Alice ventured to tastetasteit , and findingfindit very nice , ( it had , in fact , a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart , custard , pine-apple , roast turkey , toffee , and hot buttered toast , ) she very soon finishedfinishit off .