After dinner we have Natural
Philosophy, and Physical Geography and Mathematics; and then
we have generally done."
"And then what is left of you goes to walk," said the doctor.
"No, not very often now," I said. "I don't know why, Miss
Pinshon has very much given up walking of late."
"Then what becomes of you?"
"I do not often want to do much of anything," I said. "To-day
I came here."
"With a book," said the doctor. "Is it work or play?"
"My History lesson," I said, showing the book. "I had not
quite time enough at home."
"How much of a lesson, for instance?" said the doctor, taking
the book and turning over the leaves.
"I had to make a synopsis of the state of Europe from the
third century to the tenth; — synchronising the event and the
names."
"In writing?"
"I might write it if I chose, — I often do, — but I have to
give the synopsis by memory."
"Does it take long to prepare, Daisy?" said the doctor, still
turning over the leaves.
"Pretty long," I said, "when I am stupid.
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