"What month, class?"
"February!"
"Yes; very good. Is February a short month or a long month?"
There was an unfortunate difference of opinion:
"Short!" "Long!" "Short!" "Long!" "Short!" "Long!"
"Very well," joined in Miss North, ready to agree to anything. "What do you say about it, Archelus?"
"Li'l' teeny bit uv a short month," explained Archelus. "Ain' no longer'n——"
As Archelus was about to illustrate the length of February with his two small hands, Miss North waived any further information on the subject, and went on:
"Yes, a short month. And who can tell me what holiday we have in this month?"
There were two or three who promptly arrived at conclusions. The visitors were smiling wide smiles of appreciation.