saying

Elizabeth could not help saying, “It is very much to his credit, I am sure, that you should think so.”

Her keenest attention was awakened: she longed to hear more; and was grateful to her uncle for saying,--

“I remember, when we first knew her in Hertfordshire, how amazed we all were to find that she was a reputed beauty; and I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, ‘_She_ a beauty!

The Sheep, fearing some fraud was intended, excused herself, saying, “The Wolf is accustomed to seize what he wants and to run off; and you, too, can quickly outstrip me in your rapid flight.