"
She finished her page, and, excepting the unfortunate blot, it all
looked very neat indeed, showing plainly that it had been written
with great care. She then took up her slate and patiently went
over and over every figure of the troublesome example, trying to
discover where her mistake had been. But much time had been lost
through Arthur's teasing, and her mind was so disturbed by the
accident to her writing that she tried in vain to fix it upon the
business in hand; and before the two troublesome figures had been
made right, the hour was past and Miss Day returned.
"Oh!" thought Elsie, "if she will only hear the others first, I
may be able to get this and the geography ready yet; and perhaps,
if Arthur will be generous enough to tell her about the blot, she
may excuse me for it."
But it was a vain hope. Miss Day had no sooner seated herself at
her desk, than she called, "Elsie, come here and say that lesson;
and bring your copybook and slate, that I may examine your work."
Elsie tremblingly obeyed.
The lesson, though a difficult one, was very tolerably recited;
for Elsie, knowing Arthur's propensity for teasing, had studied it
in her own room before school hours.
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