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Freddy's Cousin Weedly QUOTES

Freddy's Cousin Weedly QUOTES

1 " Now who would write me a letter?” she said. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

2 " Well,” said Mrs. Wiggins, “I don’t know much about letters, and that’s a fact. But I never saw one yet that wasn’t better left unopened. The way I figure it, Jinx, is that what I don’t know won’t hurt me. As long as it isn’t opened, I can think of lots of nice things it might be. But as soon as I open it, then it means I’ve got to do something. Even if it isn’t anything but answering it.” Jinx "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

3 " Wait a minute,” interrupted Mrs. Wiggins. “Today’s the day she gives us the teaparty. And it says here ‘four o’clock.’ Maybe it’s kind of an invitation, and that’s the time we’re to come. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

4 " I expect that’s so of all of us,” said Mrs. Wiggins. “We know how to be polite all right, but we just don’t take the trouble.” “Well, "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

5 " Keep still, Jinx,” said Mrs. Wiggins. “See here, Freddy; did you get some sort of a card from Aunt Effie? "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

6 " That’s what we thought it was,” said the cow. “But it had some letters on it, and we didn’t know what they meant. We came down to ask you. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

7 " It’s funny how something always seems to interrupt Charles’s speeches,” said Mrs. Wiggins to Freddy. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

8 " That’s so,” said Mrs. Wiggins with a laugh, and then she said: “My land, I mustn’t get to laughing, or I’ll shake this chair to pieces. Don’t you say anything funny, Freddy.” Uncle "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

9 " My goodness, she certainly was nice about it,” said Mrs. Wiggins to Freddy. “Maybe you’re right about her, after all. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

10 " Tisn’t the same kind of politeness,” said Mrs. Wiggins. “Mrs. Bean’s polite all the time. But Aunt Effie’s only polite when her etiquette book says she ought to be, and that’s when she’s having a party, or maybe when somebody else is being polite to her. I guess with her it’s just manners, and not real politeness. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

11 " Just a minute,” interrupted Mrs. Wiggins in her deep booming voice, and Henrietta, who respected Mrs. Wiggins more than any other animal on the farm, stopped. “We all know how you feel, Henrietta,” she went on, “and we agree with you. But my land, there’s a time and place for everything. Aunt Effie, in giving this party, and we, in coming to it, agreed to forget about our differences for the afternoon. If you can’t do that, what did you come for?” Henrietta "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

12 " But then they had never heard Mrs. Wiggins rebuke anyone so strongly before, for she was one of the mildest cows that ever lived, and cows as a class are extremely mild. There "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

13 " Thank you, my friends,” she said, “we have done what we could to give you some pleasure. You have been very good—” Here she broke off and said, “My goodness, I can’t stop talking poetry!” So she tried again. “I only wanted to mention that we’re grateful for your—” Then she stopped again. “Well, anyway,” she said quickly, “thanks! "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

14 " Sister, who’s that? Is it the cat?” came Mrs. Wiggins’ voice from inside, followed by a deep sigh. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

15 " You can count on me and my sisters three,” said Mrs. Wiggins. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

16 " My goodness, Freddy,” she said angrily. “That’s a fine thing to do! Come to visit a sick friend, and try to scare her to death! I must say— "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

17 " So that was really Queen Elizabeth’s teapot,” said Mrs. Wiggins. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

18 " But I wouldn’t be here now,” said Mrs. Wiggins. “I’d rather be a cow. Oh, dear,” she said, “Every time I get a little excited the rhyming comes on again. I guess I’d better go lie down. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

19 " Now, now,” put in Mrs. Wiggins good-naturedly, “one thing at a time. Are we discussing Charles’ shortcomings as a husband, or Jinx’s shortcomings as a guardian? What was this business, Jinx? You’ve got something important to tell us, I know.” “Yes, if you’ll let me tell it,” said Jinx grumpily. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly

20 " We mustn’t let them get that teapot if we can help it,” said Mrs. Wiggins. “But I don’t see how we can help it. Even if one of us could get in and get it, he certainly couldn’t get out with it. Of course, I’m not very good at thinking up things. Maybe one of you animals has got an idea. "

― Walter Rollin Brooks , Freddy's Cousin Weedly