"Tut! tut!" said Miss Pritchet, "let me hear you spell that line."
'Lisbeth spelled, she spelled better than Miss Pritchet had imagined.
"That is a nice little girl. Now take your book and go learn this next line."
'Lisbeth took the book and sat down to spell. She got along nicely for a little way; then she came to the word aisle. She did not like the appearance of it. She did not like it at all. She ran up to Miss Pritchet's desk.
"What does this spell?" she inquired.
"That is aisle," said Miss Pritchet.
"Aisle!" repeated 'Lisbeth; "I do not like spelling aisle with a i s l e; I like i l e."
"But I don't like it," persisted 'Lisbeth. "If I don't like it I don't."
"Go and sit down at once," commanded Miss Pritchet.