"Come here now, laddie, and see if you can say your catechism. Do you ken what is the chief end of man?"
"Dod, and I do," answered Jock. "You let me spier the questions."
"No," answered Jean firmly. "I'll spier them first myself."
"You're thinking I can't answer," said Jock. "I'll fool you."
He stood up as straight as a whole row of soldiers and fired off the answer all in one breath.
"The-chief-end-of-man-is-to-glorify-God-and-enjoy-Him-forever," he shouted.
Jean nodded approvingly. "You ken that one all right, but that is the first one in the book and everybody knows that one. Now I'm going to skip around."
"Don't skip," urged Jock. "Take them just the way they come. I can remember 'em better."
But Jean gave no quarter. "What is predestination?" she demanded.
This was a poser, but Jock tackled it bravely.