She seemed very busy for a few minutes, and then she looked up to the young woman, and said,-- "My sum does not come right, aunt Lucia." "Doesn't it?
I'm sorry, but I can't help you now, very well," replied aunt Lucia.

"I am very busy with my sewing." The little girl then got up, and came towards the fire, with her slate hanging by a string from her finger, and her Arithmetic under her arm.
"Where are you ciphering ?" asked Jonas.
"In fractions," said the girl.
"If you will let me look at your sum, perhaps I can tell you how to do it," replied Jonas.
The girl handed her book to him, and showed him the sum in it.

She also let him see the work upon her slate.

Jonas looked it over very carefully, and then said,-- "You have done very well indeed, with such a hard sum.

There is only one mistake." And Jonas pointed out the mistake to her, and she corrected it, and then the answer was right.