16/20 Never mind, it's a point worth remarking, and sure to be useful as you get on in Latin. The class is dismissed." Little he knew the joy his words carried to two small hearts in his audience. "Now if I can only get those beastly verbs done before Coates asks for them! I say, Telson, do you know the dodge for sticking three nibs on one pen and writing three lines all at one time ?" "Tried it once," said Telson, "but it didn't pay. It took longer to keep sticking them in when they fell out, and measuring them to write on the lines, than to write the thing twice over the ordinary way. I'll write out part, old man." "Thanks, Telson, you're an awful brick. |