"What is a monument?"
Ben explained to her.
"Does anybody live in it?" asked the little girl.
"No, I don't think it would be a very pleasant place to live in."
"What did they build it for, then?"
Ben explained that a great battle had been fought on the hill where the monument stood.
"Do they fight any battles there now, Ben?" asked Emma, in some apprehension.
"Why? Are you afraid of getting killed?"
"Yes."
"There is no danger. It is over a hundred years since there was any fighting there."