“Why don’t you look at it, then?” inquired Mr. Weller.
“So I am a lookin’ at it,” replied Sam, “but there’s another blot. Here’s a ‘c,’ and a ‘i,’ and a ‘d.’”
“Circumwented, p’raps,” suggested Mr. Weller.
“No, it ain’t that,” said Sam, “circumscribed; that’s it.”
“That ain’t as good a word as circumwented, Sammy,” said Mr. Weller, gravely.
“Think not?” said Sam.
“Nothin’ like it,” replied his father.
“But don’t you think it means more?” inquired Sam.
“Vell, p’raps it is a more tenderer word,” said Mr. Weller, after a moment’s reflection. “Go on, Sammy.”