I shall make it a sort of favor to me on his part, to let you see to his lessons, now and then.

It will be quite true, for I don't want you to touch your Latin or algebra till cool weather; teaching him will be play to you." Miss Celia's last words made her brother unbend his brows, for he longed to get at his books again, and the idea of being tutor to his "man-servant" did not altogether suit him.
"I'll tool him along at a great pace, if he will only go.

Geography and arithmetic shall be my share, and you may have the writing and spelling; it gives me the fidgets to set copies', and hear children make a mess of words.

Shall I get the books when I buy the other things?
Can I go this afternoon ?" "Yes, here is the list; Bab gave it to me.

You can go if you will come home early and have your tooth filled." Gloom fell at once upon Thorny's beaming face, and he gave such a shrill whistle that his sister jumped in her chair, as she added, persuasively,-- "It won't hurt a bit, now, and the longer you leave it the worse it will be.