former seat, “to join with you in anything which will serve to pass away the time agreeably, provided there is no harm in it.”
“Belle,” said I, “I have determined to commence the course of Armenian lessons by teaching you the numerals; but, before I do that, it will be as well to tell you that the Armenian language is called Haik.”
“I am sure that word will hang upon my memory,” said Belle.
“Why hang upon it?”
“Because the old women in the great house used to call so the chimney-hook, on which they hung the kettle; in like manner, on the hake of my memory I will hang your hake.”
“Good!” said I, “you will make an apt scholar; but, mind, that I did not say hake, but haik; the words are, however, very much alike; and, as you observe, upon your hake you may hang my haik. We will now proceed to the numerals.”
“What are numerals?” said Belle.
“Numbers. I will say the Haikan numbers up to ten. There, have you heard them?”
“Yes.”
“Well, try and repeat them.”