He gave him besides a little square phial, and sent him to fill it with water, so that he might have water always at hand to wet his sponge with.
"Now is that all you will want ?" asked Forester.
"Why, yes, I should think so," said Marco.

"If I should want any thing else, I can ask you, you know.

You are going to stay here and study too ?" "Yes," said Forester; "but your asking me is just what I wish to avoid.

I wish to arrange it so that we shall both have our time to ourselves, without interruption." "But I shall have to ask you questions when I get into difficulty," said Marco.
"No," said Forester, "I hope not.

I mean to contrive it so that you can get out of difficulty yourself.