to reveal how the teacher was taught."

Mary shook her sunny ringlets, and laughingly gave him the required
permission.

"You must know, then," said Mr. Larkyns, "that Miss Mary was giving
one of those delightful object-lessons, wherein she blends so much
instructive-"

"I'll trouble you for the butter, Mr. Larkyns," interrupted Mary,
rather maliciously.

The rector was grey-headed, and a privileged friend. "My dear," he
said, "I was just giving it you. However, the object-lesson was
going on; the subject being ~Quadrupeds~, which Miss Mary very
properly explained to be 'things with four legs.' Presently, she said
to her class, 'Tell me the names of some quadrupeds?' when Tommy
Jones, thrusting out his hand with the full conviction that he was
making an important suggestion, exclaimed, 'Chairs and tables!' That
was turning the tables upon Miss Mary with a vengeance!"

During luncheon the conversation glided into a favourite theme with
Mrs. Green and Miss Virginia, - Verdant's studies: when Mr. Larkyns,
after some good-natured praise of his diligence, said, "By the way,
Green, he's now quite old enough, and prepared enough for
matriculation: and I suppose you are thinking of it."

Mr. Green was thinking of no such thing. He had never been at
college himself, and had never heard of his father having been there;
and having the old-fashioned,