He was pleased with this, and saw that agree was the word.

"From what is lively made?" I asked.

He hesitated.

"What does it mean?" said I.

"Oh, lively, why it means very lively!"

"Can a table be lively?"

"No, it must be something that is alive. Oh, I know now—alive is the word."

"What is alive made from?"

"Living," he answered.

"All these words are made from the name of something."