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20 THE POOL
and four times six is thirteen, and four times,
seven is—oh dear! I shall never get to twenty
at that rate! However, the Multiplication Table
doesn't signify: lets try Geography. London is
the capital of Paris, and Paris is the capital of
Rome, and Rome—no, that’s all wrong, I’m
certain! | must have been changed for Mabel!
Il try and say ‘How doth the little—” and she
crossed her hands on her lap as if she were
saying lessons, and began to repeat it, but her
voice sounded hoarse and strange, and the words
did not come the same as they used to do :—
“Tow doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
“ Tlow cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws !”