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woman; and she could not help that.
She was not a bit tired herself; and she
thought they were getting on so
beautifully that she did not want to
stop.

So she was quite disappointed, and
tried to persuade him to go on,
saying :—

‘Oh! go on, Johnny, why, we
haven’t half done yet! I wanted you
to say them all over again and see
how many you knew before we put
the book away.’

But Johnny’s patience was quite
exhausted; and he had made up his
mind to stop. So it was of no use
talking ; for he was a positive little
gentleman, as we know now; don’t