"You do pollute it!" replied the savage animal, "and I know that last year you slandered me."
"How could I when I was not born?" replied the Lamb. "I am still a suckling babe."
"If it was not you, then it was your brother."
"I have none."
"Then it was some member of your family, for you do not spare me--you, your shepherds and your dogs. I have been told so. I must revenge myself."
Thereupon the Wolf carried him into the depths of the forest, and ate him without further trial.
Lesson Given By Mme. Géraldy.
In the narrative portions of a recitation, the eyes of the speaker should meet the eyes of the audience. In this way he fixes their attention and engages their sympathy.
Looking straight at the audience: "Might makes right [deplore the fact]. We shall prove this presently. A Lamb [by tone of voice and gesture show what a weak, gentle creature a lamb is] was quenching his thirst in a stream of pure water. A Wolf "'Sire,' answered the Lamb [humbly], 'soften your wrath and--[conjunctions should almost always be followed by a pause] consider that I am drinking the water more than twenty feet ["Mark me!">[ below your Majesty, and can, therefore, in no way pollute your Majesty's drink.'