- Do you know this?—Umbrella.
- Do you know this, please?—Parasol.
- Do you see this?—Opera-glass.
- Do you see this, please?—A scent-bottle.
- Do you know what this is?—A travelling-bag.
- Do you know what this is, please?—A reticule.
- Do you notice this?—A walking-stick.
- Do you notice this, please?—A fan.
- Do you know what this is for?—A cane.
- Do you know what this is for, please?—A vinaigrette.
- Etc., etc., etc.
‘CAN’ AND ‘WILL.’—JEWELLERY, FLOWERS, ETC.
- Can you tell this?—A watch.
- Can you tell this, please?—A medal.
- Can you name this?—A coin.
- Can you name this, please?—A token.
- Can you tell now?—A locket
- Can you tell now, please?—A necklet
- Now can you tell?—Bangles.
- Now can you tell, please?—A bracelet
- Can you see this?—An Albert chain.
- Can you see this, please?—A lady’s chain.
- Can you find this out?—A sleeve-link.
- Can you find this out, please?—A stud.
- Will you tell this?—A seal or charm.
- Will you tell this, please?—A brooch.
- Will you name this?—A ring.
- Will you name this, please?—A keeper.
- Will you tell now?—Ear-rings.
- Will you tell now, please?—Sleepers.
- Now will you tell?—A breast-pin.
- Now will you tell, please?—A scarf-pin.
- Will you look here?—A pencil-case.
- Will you look here, please?—A flower.
- Will you look now?—A bouquet.
- Will you look now, please?—A bouquet-holder.
- Will you find this out?—A fern.
- Will you find this out, please?—Maiden-hair fern.
- Etc., etc., etc.
‘ANYTHING.’
- Anything in it?—A portrait
- Anything in it, please?—A child’s portrait.
- Anything in it now?—Hair.
- Anything in it now, please?—Papers.
- Anything in this?—Money.
- Anything in this, please?—A bank-note.
- Anything on it?—A crest.
- Anything on it, please?—Initials.
- Anything here?—A bill.
- Anything here, please?—A letter.
- Etc., etc., etc.
Having treated of such miscellaneous articles as will generally be found in any assemblage of persons, we may now proceed to the system of grouping, which will greatly facilitate the working of the process. We give below examples, capable, of course, of great extension.
Money.
- 1. Can you tell the coin?—A sovereign.
- 2. Do you know the coin?—Half-a-sovereign.
- 3. Name the coin.—A five-shilling piece.
- 4. Name the coin, please.—Half-a-crown.
- 5. Please name the coin.—A florin.
- 6. Tell me the coin.—A shilling.
- 7. What coin?—A sixpence.
- 8. What coin, please?—A fourpenny-piece.
- 9. What coin is it?—A threepenny-piece.
- 10. What coin is it, please?—A penny.
- 11. What is the coin?—A halfpenny.
- 12. What is the coin, please?—A farthing.
The same questions may be put as to
Metals.