But won't Miss Main object to us interrupting--" Miss Main at once reassured her on that point, and said that both she and the scholars loved visitors.

She took them into the large schoolroom where twenty small people of various sizes sat with their books, very cheerfully imbibing knowledge.
Mhor and another small boy occupied one desk.
Jean greeted the small boy as "Sandy," and asked him what he was studying at that moment.
"I don't know," said Sandy.
"Sandy," said Miss Main, "don't disgrace your teachers.

You know you are learning the multiplication table.

What are three times three ?" Sandy merely looked coy.
"Mhor ?" "Six," said Mhor, after some thought.
"Hopeless," said Miss Main.

"Come and speak to my sister Elspeth, Miss Reston." "My sister Elspeth" was a tall, fair girl with merry blue eyes.
"Do you teach the Mhor ?" Pamela asked her.
"I have that honour," said Miss Elspeth, and began to laugh.