Then, how they went on with the history! introduced Christianity, enthroned Egbert, and defeated the Danes under Alfred.
They read from, the book, and fought it all out on the clay plan, as they went along.

At Alfred they stopped a good while, to consider the state of the world in the little island of Britain at that time.

The good king's care for his people, his love for study and encouragement of learning; his writing fables for the people; his wax candles to mark time; his building with brick and stone; his founding the English navy, and victories with the same; no less than his valour and endurance in every time of trial; all these things Capt.

Drummond whose father had been an Englishman, duly enlarged upon, and Daisy heard them with greedy ears.

Truth to tell, the Captain had read up a little for the occasion, being a good deal moved with sympathy for his little friend, who he saw was going through a time of some trial.