"I should be too thankful," he added.
"Why certainly," said poppa, much gratified.

"I see you spikkum English," he added encouragingly.
"I speak--um, _si_.

I have learned some--a few of them.

But O very baddili I speak them!" "I guess that's just your modesty," said poppa kindly.

"But that's not an English paper, you know--it's published in New York." "Ah!" he exclaimed with enthusiasm.