know. I went yesterday to ask my father to let Jonas go with us to-day,
and he would not."

It was certainly very unreasonable for Rollo to imagine that his father
and uncle would be unwilling to have Lucy stay just because it had not
been convenient to let Jonas go with them. But when children are out of
humor, they are always very unreasonable.

"Why would not he let Jonas go?" asked Lucy.

"I do not know. Mother said it was because I did not ask him right."

"How did you ask him?"

"O, I interrupted him. He was reading."

"O, that is not the way. I never _interrupt_ my father if I want to ask
him any thing."

"Suppose he is busy, and you want to know that very minute; what do you
do?"

"I will show you. Come with me and I will ask him to let me stay with
you to-day."

So Lucy and Rollo walked in. When they came to the parlor door, they saw
that their parents were sitting on the sofa, talking about other things.

Rollo stopped at the door, but Lucy went in gently. She walked up to her
father's side, and stood there still.