"I have all my own to do, and if I do not get done before dinner I shall go into the third class--no one helps me, you know." "It won't take you a minute," said Churchill.
"It does take much more.

You know I was an hour last night writing your theme; and, Churchill, I do not think it is right." "Oh stuff! who's been putting that nonsense into your head ?" replied Churchill.

"It's all right and good, and like your own self, you're such a good-natured fellow." "And a very foolish one, sometimes," said Louis.

"Can't you get somebody else to show you ?" "Goodness gracious!" cried Churchill, "who do you think would do it now?
and no one does it so well as you.

Come, I say--come now--that's a good fellow,--now do." "But how is it that you want to learn your lesson now," asked Louis?
"Won't the evening do ?" "No; Dr.Wilkinson has given me leave to go out with my uncle this afternoon, if I learn this and say it to old Norton before I go; and I am sure I shan't get it done if you don't help me." "I cannot," said poor Louis.
"Now I know you're too good-natured to let me lose this afternoon's fun.
Come, you might have told me half." And against his better judgment, Louis spent half an hour in hearing this idle youth a lesson, which, with a little extra trouble he might easily have mastered himself in three quarters of an hour.
"Thank you, Louis, you're a capital fellow; I know it now, don't I ?" "I think so," replied Louis; "and now you must not talk to me." "What are you doing ?" said Churchill, looking at his book; "oh, 'Kenrick's Greek Exercises.' If I can't tell you, I can help you to something that will.