Father. Well, B——, and what do you say?
B——. (eleven years old.) He might have waited till the queen moved the flowers, and then, if he listened, he might hear the rustling of the artificial ones.
Father. S——, have you any thing more to say?
S—— repeated the same thing that B—— had said; his attention was dissipated by hearing the other children speak. During this pause, whilst S—— was trying to collect his thoughts, Mrs. E—— whispered to somebody near her, and accidentally said the word animals loud enough to be overheard.
Father. Well, H——, you look as if you had something to say?
H——. Father, I heard my mother say something, and that made me think of the rest.
Mrs. E—— shook hands with H——, and praised him for this instance of integrity. H—— then said that "he supposed Solomon thought of some animal which would feed upon flowers, and sent it to the two nosegays; and then the animal would stay upon the real flowers."
Father. What animal?
H——. A fly.
Father. Think again.