"I haven't a minute of time, Matilda—not a minute."
"Then how will you know what to do?"
"Just as well as you will, perhaps. I've got my map of South America to do all over, from the beginning."
"And all the rest of the class?"
"Yes."
"Then you are no worse off than the others. And Ailie Swan reads her Bible, I know."
"I think I am just as good as Ailie Swan," said Maria, with a toss of her head.
"But, Maria," said Maria's little sister, leaning her elbows on the table and looking earnestly up at her.
"Well, what?"
"Is that the right way to talk?"