JOAN OF ARC.
The secret of the trick was that Tommy always placed what he had written at the bottom of the slips, or last; but he acknowledged to have written what was taken from the forehead first. This gave Agnes the [!-- original location of 'Joan of Arc' --] [!-- blank page --] opportunity of reading each slip as she laid it in her lap, and of announcing what she read as though it were written on the next slip on her forehead.
One evening, when Master Lewis and the boys were talking of the historical places they expected to visit, Agnes approached pleasantly and said, “I have a conundrum for you.”
“What is it?” asked Master Lewis.
“What was Joan of Arc made of?”
The boys were unable to guess.
“Suppose you tell us the story of Joan of Arc, Master Lewis,” said Wyllys. “Then, perhaps, we will be able to decide.”
“Yes, please,” said Agnes. “I should be delighted to hear the story.”
“As we expect to visit Rouen, where the Maid of Orleans”—
“I think she was Maid of”—said Tommy Toby. “I will tell you after the story.”