Gov. No.
Flib. I recollect, now. Red.
Gov. Quite right, Flibbie.
Flib. And for this reason the boys at school called him “Carrots.”
Gov. I don’t think that’s in history, Flibbie.
Flib. Then, please, Governess, I think it ought to be.
Gov. Now for Geography. What is an Island?
Flib. An Island is a piece of water surrounded by land.
Gov. Oh, Flibbie, how can you be so irritating? I must insist upon knowing what an Island is.
Flib. Don’t you know? As you are a Governess, you ought to know.