What have you found in the library ?" "Very interesting books--at least to me," Carmina answered.

"I have found many volumes of poetry.

Do you ever read poetry ?" Mrs.Gallilee laid herself back in her chair, and submitted patiently to her niece's simplicity.

"Poetry ?" she repeated, in accents of resignation.

"Oh, good heavens!" Unlucky Carmina tried a more promising topic.