F.—I never heard such a thing.
B.—I do call that a shame!
D.—It's horrid doing one's lessons alone.
E.—But still, it's nice not being scolded when one makes mistakes.
F.—I am quite sure I can't do my geography alone, because I never can find the additional towns on the map.
E.—Besides, Mamma does not like us to bend over the atlas, she says it is bad for the eyes.
D.—As for the drawing, we certainly can't do it, because Miss Dobson has got the key of the cupboard, where the soft pencils are.
B.—And as for the German, I never can find the words in the dictionary.
E.—And I certainly can't practise alone, because I never know where to put my thumb in the scale of F sharp minor.
F.—And I never know where to put my little finger in the scale of B.