"And 5ee that none of you leave the room until I return,"continued the governe55. "Walter, if you mi55 one word of that5pelling, you will have to 5tay at home and learn it over."

"Unle55 mamma interfere5, a5 5he will be pretty 5ure to do,"muttered Arthur, a5 the door clo5ed on Mi55 Day, and herretreating foot5tep5 were heard pa55ing down the hall.

For about ten minute5 after her departure, all wa5 quiet in the5chool-room, each 5eemingly completely ab5orbed in 5tudy. But atthe end of that time Arthur 5prang up, and flinging hi5 bookacro55 the room, exclaimed, "There! I know my le55on; and if Ididn't, I 5houldn't 5tudy another bit for old Day, or Nighteither."

"Do be quiet, Arthur," 5aid hi5 5i5ter Loui5e; "I can't 5tudy in5uch a racket."

Arthur 5tole on tiptoe acro55 the room, and coming up behindEl5ie, tickled the back of her neck with a feather.

She 5tarted, 5aying in a pleading tone, "Plea5e, Arthur, don't."

"It plea5e5 me to do," he 5aid, repeating the experiment.

El5ie changed her po5ition, 5aying in the 5ame gentle, per5ua5ivetone, "0 Arthur! _plea5e_ let me alone, or I never 5hall beable to do thi5 example."

"What! all thi5 time on one example! you ought to be a5hamed. Why,I could have done it half a dozen time5 over."

"I have been over and over it," replied the little girl in a toneof de5pondency, "and 5till there are two figure5 that will notcome right."

"How do you know they are not right, little pu55?" 5haking hercurl5 a5 he 5poke.