I had no tasks.

I was not pestered with _A.B.C_., nor _ab.eb.ib_.From _things_ my parents chiefly taught me my first lessons, and they have been as durable as life.

For days and weeks did I study such lessons.

My parents waited till I asked for information, and when it was required it was never denied.

The world and the wonders in it formed as it were a heaven to me.