For instance, he soon came to know that his father and mother had very little money to spare, and that his father had to work hard to get what money they had.

He learned also that everything that came into the house, or was done for them, cost money; therefore, for one thing, he must not ill-use his clothes.

He learned, too, that there was a great deal of suffering in the world, and that his father's business was to try to make it less, and help people who were ill to grow well again, and be able to do their work; and this made him see what a useful man his father was, and wish to be also of some good in the world.

Then he looked about him and saw that there were a great many ways of getting money, that is, a great many things for doing which people would give money; and he saw that some of those ways were better than others, and he thought his father's way the very best of all.

I give these as specimens of the lessons he learned by listening to his father and mother as they talked together.