I was not sure at what time the daylight would appear, and I was bitterly sorry for
not gathering useful information about sunrise, tides, and such things, instead of listening to the foolish gossip of Uncle Peter on the hill-top.
Minute after minute dragged slowly on, and I was just thinking that I should be obliged to shout "Fire!" as the only means of relief in my power, when, a stealthy step under the window gave me a new feeling.
Directions for Reading.—To give greater effect to certain parts of the lesson, read them very slowly.
The first line of the last paragraph is a good example of adding emphasis by reading slowly.
Point oat two other places in the lesson where slow reading would be best.
What word in the last paragraph may be made very emphatic, even to the extent of using the calling toneof voice?
Let pupils pronounce in concert, and singly, the following words: soon, do, two, foolish, roof, food, room.