Now isn't that more than is reasonable to expect any head and hands to do properly ?" "But if I can do it ?" "But can you, dear Ethel?
Aren't you always racing from one thing to another, doing them by halves, feeling hunted, and then growing vexed ?" "I know I have been cross lately," said Ethel, "but it's the being so bothered." "And why are you bothered?
Isn't it that you undertake too much ?" "What would you have me do ?" said Ethel, in an injured, unconvinced voice.

"Not give up my children ?" "No," said Margaret; "but don't think me very unkind if I say, suppose you left off trying to keep up with Norman." "Oh, Margaret! Margaret!" and her eyes filled with tears.

"We have hardly missed doing the same every day since the first Latin grammar was put into his hands!" "I know it would be very hard," said Margaret; but Ethel continued, in a piteous tone, a little sentimental, "From hie haec hoc up to Alcaics and beta Thukididou we have gone on together, and I can't bear to give it up.

I'm sure I can--" "Stop, Ethel, I really doubt whether you can.

Do you know that Norman was telling papa the other day that it was very odd Dr.Hoxton gave them such easy lessons." Ethel looked very much mortified.
"You see," said Margaret kindly, "we all know that men have more power than women, and I suppose the time has come for Norman to pass beyond you.