“Ilikelitterofthatsort；andifIdidn’t，Ishouldgiveyouthedrawers，becauseIhavearegardforchildren’slittletreasures，andI
thinktheyshouldbetreatedrespectfully。Now，Iamgoingtomakeabargainwithyou，Dan，andIhopeyouwillkeepithonorably。Herearetwelvegood-sizeddrawers，oneforeachmonthoftheyear，andtheyshallbeyoursasfastasyouearnthem，bydoingthelittledutiesthatbelongtoyou。Ibelieveinrewardsofacertainkind，especiallyforyoungfolks；theyhelpusalong，andthoughwemaybeginbybeinggoodforthesakeofthereward，ifitisrightlyused，weshallsoonlearntolovegoodnessforitself。“
“Doyouhave’em？“askedDan，lookingasifthiswasnewtalkforhim。
“Yes，indeed!Ihaven’tlearnttogetonwithoutthemyet。Myrewardsarenotdrawers，orpresents，orholidays，buttheyarethingswhichI
likeasmuchasyoudotheothers。ThegoodbehaviorandsuccessofmyboysisoneoftherewardsIlovebest，andIworkforitasIwantyoutoworkforyourcabinet。Dowhatyoudislike，anddoitwell，andyougettworewards，­；one，theprizeyouseeandhold；theother，thesatisfactionofadutycheerfullyperformed。Doyouunderstandthat？“