And time went on, and presently became, rather urgently, dinner-time.
So he went back to Lucy and said: 'All right, you can show me how to do it, if you like.' But Lucy replied: 'Not much! If you want me to help you with _this_, you'll have to promise to let me help in all the other things.

And you'll have to _ask_ me to help--ask me politely too.' 'I shan't then,' said Philip.

But in the end he had to--politely also.
'With pleasure,' said Lucy, the moment he asked her, and he could see she had been making up what she should answer, while he was making up his mind to ask.

'I shall be delighted to help you in this and all the other tasks.

Say yes.' 'Yes,' said Philip, who was very hungry.
'"In this and all the other tasks" say.' 'In this and all the other tasks,' he said.