“Seemstomeyouarewanderingfromthesubject。“
“No，Iain’t；wearetowriteaboutvegetablesoranimals，andI’mdoingboth：forboysareanimals，aren’tthey？“criedNan；and，undauntedbytheindignant“No!“shoutedather，shecalmlyproceeded，­；
“Onemoreinterestingthingisdonewithsponges，andthisiswhendoctorsputetheronit，andholdittopeople’snoseswhentheyhaveteethout。IshalldothiswhenIambigger，andgiveethertothesick，sotheywillgotosleepandnotfeelmecutofftheirlegsandarms。“
“Iknowsomebodywhokilledcatswithit，“calledoutDemi，butwaspromptlycrushedbyDan，whoupsethiscamp-stoolandputahatoverhisface。
“Iwillnotbeinterruckted，“saidNan，frowningupontheunseemlyscrimmagers。Orderwasinstantlyrestored，andtheyoungladyclosedherremarksasfollows：­；