Bravely occupy the door.
You see a nun.
Papa. A nun, child. What do you mean?
Johnny. A nun is a holy but mistaken woman, Papa, that lives in a monastery, and worships graven images. [You see he had been beautifully taught.]
Papa. But what word, in the name of anachronisms, do you make a nun?
Johnny. Nonne. O, I forgot, Pa, that's French. [Instead of being pleased that the child knew three languages instead of two, his Papa burst out laughing.]
Papa. Try this:—
Et malus celeri saucius Africo,
Antennæque gemant? ac sine funibus
Vix durare carinæ