I'll be too big to go to school before I do. I hate arithmetic,
but I am PASSIONATELY fond of geography."

"I will not play tit-tat-x on the fly leaves of my hymn book in
church," wrote Peter.

"Mercy, did you ever do such a thing?" exclaimed Felicity in
horror.

Peter nodded shamefacedly.

"Yes--that Sunday Mr. Bailey preached. He was so long-winded, I
got awful tired, and, anyway, he was talking about things I
couldn't understand, so I played tit-tat-x with one of the
Markdale boys. It was the day I was sitting up in the gallery."

"Well, I hope if you ever do the like again you won't do it in OUR
pew," said Felicity severely.

"I ain't going to do it at all," said Peter. "I felt sort of mean
all the rest of the day."

"I shall try not to be vexed when people interrupt me when I'm
telling stories," wrote the Story Girl. "but it will be hard,"
she added with a sigh.

"I never mind being interrupted," said Felicity.

"I shall try to be cheerful and smiling all the time," wrote
Cecily.