They felt interested in his progress, and, at the same moment that the thought referred to passed though Andy's mind, Miss Priscilla said to her sister: "The fall school begins to-day.

There's Godfrey Preston just passed with some books under his arm." "Just so." "I suppose Andrew would like to be going to school with other boys of his age." "Just so." "Don't you think we could spare him to go half the day ?" "Just so," said Sophia, with alacrity.
"There isn't so much work to do now as there was in the summer, and he could do his chores early in the morning.

He could go to school in the forenoon and work in the afternoon." "Just so, Priscilla.

Shall we give him less wages ?" "No, I think not.

He needs the money to give his mother." "Call him in and tell him," suggested Sophia.
"It will do at dinner time." "Just so." When the dinner was over, and Andy rose from the table, Miss Priscilla introduced the subject.
"Are you a good scholar, Andrew ?" "I'm a mighty poor one, ma'am." "Did you ever study much ?" "No, ma'am, I've had to work ever since I was so high," indicating a point about two feet from the ground.
"Dear me," said Sophia, "you must have been very small." "Yes, ma'am, I was very small of my size." "I've been thinking, Andrew, that perhaps we could spare you half the day, so that you could go to school in the forenoon--you could learn something in three hours--should you like it ?" "Would I like it, ma'am?
Wouldn't I, though?
I don't want to grow up a poor, ignorant crathur, hardly able to read and write." "Then you can go to school to-morrow, and ask the teacher if he will take you for half the day.