"Won't let your aunt learn you, nother?" said Miss Redwood, sticking one end of her knitting-needle behind her ear, and slowly scratching with it, while she looked at Matilda.
"Aunt Candy does not like to do anything in the kitchen; and I would rather you would teach me, Miss Redwood—if you would."
"And can you learn Maria?"
"Oh yes."
"Well, come along; what do you want to know next?"
"I wish you'd teach me some time how to make gingerbread. And pies."
The housekeeper glanced at the clock, and then bade Matilda take oft' her things.
"Now?" said Matilda, hesitating.
"You can't do nothing any time but now," said Miss Redwood, as she put away her work in its basket. "You can think of doing it; but if you ever come to doing it, you will find it is now."
"But is it convenient?"