"But I can tell you one thing, cuckoo--whatever lessons I have, I _couldn't_ ever have any worse than those addition sums of Mr.Kneebreeches'.

I have made up my mind about that, for to-day, do you know, cuckoo----" "Yesterday," corrected the cuckoo.

"Always be exact in your statements, Griselda." "Well, yesterday, then," said Griselda, rather tartly; "though when you know quite well what I mean, I don't see that you need be so _very_ particular.

Well, as I was saying, I tried and _tried_, but still they were fearful.

They were, indeed." "You've a great deal to learn, Griselda," repeated the cuckoo.
"I wish you wouldn't say that so often," said Griselda.