But how does Alexander Fish abuse his privileges ?" "Papa," said Daisy unwillingly,--"his face is turned away from the other people, so that nobody can see it but me;--and he winks." Daisy brought out the last word with an accession of gravity impossible fully to describe.

Mr.Randolph's mouth twitched; he bent his head down upon Daisy's, that she might not see it.
"That is very rude of him, Daisy," he said.
"Papa," said Daisy, who did not relish the subject, and chose a departure,--"what is a _Puritan_ ?" "A Puritan!" "Yes, papa.

What is it?
Priscilla was a Puritan." "That was a name given to a class of people in England a long time ago." "What did it mean ?" "They were a stiff set of people, Daisy; good enough people in their way, no doubt, but very absurd in it also." "What did they do, papa ?" "Concluded to do without whatever is graceful and beautiful and pleasant, in dress or arts or manners.

The more disagreeable they made life, they thought it was the better." "Why were they called that name?
Were they purer than other people ?" "I believe they thought themselves so." "I think they look nice in the picture," said Daisy meditatively.

"Are there any Puritans now, papa ?" "There are people that are called Puritans.