I advise you to ask him to make the speech at the festival, and then perhaps he'll drop the question of the motto." "What a splendid idea! We never even thought of a speech! that's just the thing!" and Oscar rushed away in a state of great enthusiasm.
"Now, aunty," cried Emma, in a tone of relief as he disappeared, "it's my turn now.

Don't you think I am right ?" "I didn't hear exactly what you said, Emma," said her aunt; "I haven't the gift of hearing different things with different ears at the same time." "What I say is that it's a shame for Fani to have to go to work in that factory, and not have any time to paint and draw.

I am sure he ought to be a painter, right away; and if he goes into the factory he can't get out till it's too late." "But, Emma, it's not such an easy thing to become a painter as you seem to think.

And, then, who knows whether Fani has really talent enough; it needs much more than merely to be able to copy nicely at school, you know." "But, aunty, I only want you to say that it would be much better for Fani to be a painter, if he can, than to go into the factory.

Now, don't you really and truly think so, aunty ?" Emma was so pressing that her aunt could not avoid answering her; so she said kindly, "If Fani had any real prospect of becoming a painter, I should certainly think well of it; but I do not see that he has any." "May I go on now, aunty ?" asked Fred; "it seems to me that Emma is talking a vast deal of nonsense, as usual." But Emma was not to be put off so.
"Aunty," she said, "what is a decorator ?" "A person who decorates; that is, adorns or beautifies.