| Reading.

| This schedule was drawn neatly on a piece of paper, and fastened with wafers to the under side of the lid of Marco's desk, so that he could look at it at any time, by opening his desk.
It was in the afternoon that this conversation was held, and these preparations made.

The next morning, at nine o'clock, Marco and Forester went into the little study, and Forester gave him his instructions.

He took his arithmetic, and explained to him how to perform some examples, under one of the rules.

Forester performed one or two of them himself, explaining very particularly all the steps.
He then rubbed out his work, and directed Marco to perform them by himself in the same manner.