Why SHOULD it be that I know nothing ?" "What! such as mathematics and French ?" "Why SHOULDN'T I know mathematics?
Yes!" she cried, her eye expanding in a kind of defiance.
"Well, you can learn as much as I know," he said.

"I'll teach you, if you like." Her eyes dilated.

She mistrusted him as teacher.
"Would you ?" he asked.
Her head had dropped, and she was sucking her finger broodingly.
"Yes," she said hesitatingly.
He used to tell his mother all these things.
"I'm going to teach Miriam algebra," he said.
"Well," replied Mrs.Morel, "I hope she'll get fat on it." When he went up to the farm on the Monday evening, it was drawing twilight.

Miriam was just sweeping up the kitchen, and was kneeling at the hearth when he entered.

Everyone was out but her.