"Now I don't want to hear another word from you to-night," you say, as he gulps down a mouthful of the water he didn't want. Two minutes later he says:
"Papa!"
"See here, laddie, papa will have to punish you if——"
"I can spell 'dog,' papa."
"Well, nobody wants to hear you spell at two o'clock in the morning."
"B-o-g—dog; is that right?"
"No, it isn't. But nobody cares if——"
"Then it's d-o-g, isn't it?"
"Yes, yes; now you lie right down and go to sleep instantly."