"O no," said Lois, with a sort of breath of longing. "French words come in quite often here, and I am always so curious to know what they mean."
"Very well, why not learn? I will teach you."
"O, Mrs. Barclay!"—
"It will give me the greatest pleasure. And it is very easy."
"O, I do not care about that," said Lois; "but I would be so glad to know a little more than I do."
"You seem to me to have thought a good deal more than most girls of your age; and thought is better than knowledge."
"Ah, but one needs knowledge in order to think justly."
"An excellent remark! which—if you will for give me—I was making to myself a few minutes ago."
"A few minutes ago? About what I said? O, but there I have knowledge," said Lois, smiling.
"You are sure of that?"