"And he goes to another place called 'court,'" said Maggie. "Well, when somebody is very wicked, the police officer comes, and takes him to the lawyer, and he says, 'Mister, this is a very naughty person who has done something very bad;' and the lawyer says, 'Here, you, go to prison, and just behave yourself.' And then the policeman takes him to prison, and locks him up."
"Oh!" said Bessie, looking at her sister with great admiration, "what a wise girl you are! You know almost everything."
"I am going to try and learn a great deal more, so I can tell everybody everything they want to know," said Maggie.
"Maggie, do you think cook has been 'brought up in the way she should go'?"
"No, I don't," said Maggie. "No 'way she should go' about it."
"Then do you think we ought to want her to be punished?"
"I don't want her to be punished," answered Maggie; "at least, not much. But you see she ought to be. Anyhow, we must tell mamma, and she'll know what is best."
"But how can we say that word?" said Bessie.
"I'll tell you," said Maggie, after a moment's thought. "You say half of it, Bessie, and I'll say the rest. I'll say the first half."