"Let us have no unprofitable interruptions," said I.

"The conjugations of the Armenian verbs are neither so numerous nor so difficult as the declensions of the nouns; hear that, and rejoice.

Come, we will begin with the verb hntal, a verb of the first conjugation, which signifies to rejoice.

Come along; hntam, I rejoice; hntas, thou rejoicest: why don't you follow, Belle ?" "I am sure I don't rejoice, whatever you may do," said Belle.

"The chief difficulty, Belle," said I, "that I find in teaching you the Armenian grammar, proceeds from your applying to yourself and me every example I give.