“Maria agnellum habebat,
Cujus vellus niveum erat;
Et quacunque Maria
Iter faciebat,
Agnellus etiam semper ibat.”
“There is more, but I have forgotten it. You have to accent the ‘i’ the first time in ‘Maria,’ and the first ‘a’ the second time, to get the right effect. The ‘i’ is either long or short.
“O, give us ‘Vetus Mater Hubbard ad armarium venit’,” urged Isabel.
“Can’t. I’ve forgotten it.”
Mrs. Norris was smiling over the fun. “Have you any serious Latin on your program?”
“O, yes. Most of the program is serious. Dorothy has an article on the famous Latin Hymns and some girls are going to sing the Adeste Fideles. Then one of the Academy girls is going to recite the first part of Cicero’s First Oration against Catiline, and there are some other things,—historia, musica, scientia, et multae res de quibus dicere tempus non est!”
“Listen to her!” exclaimed Isabel.
“I’ve just been writing it out, you know,” apologized Cathalina. “Tomorrow, when we have composition, Mrs. Norris, I probably can’t think of a thing!”
“Who is that waving out there?” inquired Pauline.
The party all turned to look toward the lake. A boat was bobbing over the waves, and soon a voice called. Somebody was using a pair of long glasses and had discovered who they were.