Gates's mouth twitched at her pert rejoinder.

"Well, five dollars won't last forever," was the pert rejoinder.

"Oh, I always finish well enough," was the pert rejoinder; "I generally come out on top."

"No, thank you," came the pert rejoinder.

"And I, sir," was the pert rejoinder, "did but slap yours as one may slap a misbehaving urchin's; so that he may learn better manners."