Unless you're a silly beginner,)

But Fanny presents you a thumb.

Some chatter—thirteen to the dozen—

Some don't speak a word all the time;

Some open the albums they've chosen,

And beg you to scribble in rhyme;

Some bellow so loud, they admonish

Your ear to take care of its drum;

Some give you an ogle quite tonish,

But Fanny gives nought, save her thumb.