older. But I don't know but some people may understand as much at
eleven years old as others at thirteen: but, because you are the
oldest in the school, you always want to be tutoring and
governing. I don't like to have more than one governess; and if I
obey my mistress, I think that is enough.

MISS JENNY. Indeed, my dear, I don't want to govern you, nor to
prove myself wiser than you; I only want that instead of
quarrelling, and making yourself miserable, you should live at
peace and be happy. Therefore, pray do answer my question,
whether you get anything by your quarrel?

MISS SUKEY. No I cannot say I got anything by it: for my
mistress was angry, and punished me; and my hair was pulled off,
and my clothes torn in the scuffle; neither did I value the apple;
but yet I have too much spirit to be imposed on. I am sure I had
as good a right to it as any of the others; and I would not give
up my right to anyone.

MISS JENNY. But don't you know, Miss Sukey, it would have shown
much more spirit to have yielded the apple to another, than to
have fought about it? Then indeed you would have proved your
sense; for you would have shown, that you had too much
understanding to fight about a trifle. Then your clothes had been
whole, your hair not torn from your head, your mistress had not
been angry, nor had your fruit been taken away from you.

MISS SUKEY. And so, miss, you would fain prove, that it is wisest
to submit to everybody that would impose upon one? But I will not
believe ii, say what you will.