"How would it do if I should play teacher while I am at home, and give you the hour from nine till ten?"
Edward laid down his pencil, turned his eyes for the first time full upon Kay, and looked at him in silent astonishment.
"Do you mean it?" he asked at last.
"Certainly I do; I shouldn't say so if I didn't. Don't you think you would like it?"
"Like it! I guess I would. But I don't know—What do you do it for?"
"Because I am glad to help a boy who seems to be trying to help himself. We will consider it settled, then. It is ten o'clock; will you come out to prayers now?"
And at this the astonished look on Edward's face deepened.
"Is Mr. Minturn here?" he asked.
"No; but his son is. Are you so surprised that I should have prayers in my father's absence?"
"Yes," said Edward; "I didn't know—I mean I didn't think"—