When I have mended them, I will tie them up and lay them on your desk again.

Thus you will always have a supply of pens, and I shall never be interrupted to mend one.

This will be a great deal more convenient, both for you and for me." "Only it will use up a great many more pens," replied Marco.
"No," said Forester; "not at all.

We shall have more in use at one time, it is true, but the whole bunch may last as long as if we had only one cut at a time." "We shall begin to study," continued Forester, "at nine o'clock, and leave off at twelve.

That will give you half an hour to run about and play before dinner." "And a recess ?" said Marco,--"I ought to have a recess." "Why, there's a difficulty about a recess," said Forester.