 | 1885 - 780 pages
...servants, and half the people in the village besides? 1 believe I could, sir. Have you learned anything of accounts? I went into addition, sir, but I did not go on with it. Why so? 1 could not do it, sir. How many marbles can you buy for a penny? Twelve new ones, sir. And how many... | |
 | Mother Angela Gillespie - 1886 - 292 pages
...remember than thege ? Mark. It may be not, sir. Mr. W. Have you learned any thing of arithmetie 3 Mark. I went into addition, sir ; but I did not go on with it. Mr. W. Why not ? Mark. I -eould not do it, sir. Mr. W. How many marbles, -ean you buy for a dime ?... | |
 | Children's literature - 1895 - 394 pages
...than these 1 " Sam did not speak. " Have you done any sums 1 " " I made a start at the first rule, sir, but I did not go on with it." " Why so ? " " I could not do it, sir." " What taws can you buy for a pen-ny 1 " " Ten new ones, sir." " And for two pence 1 " " A score."... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - Success - 1897 - 392 pages
...pains will aid you to read better. Do you know anything of arithmetic ? " "I began addition, sir, but did not go on with it." "Why so?" "I could not do it, sir." " How many marbles can you buy for two cents?" "Twelve new ones, sir." "And how many for one cent?" "Six." "And how many for four cents?"... | |
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I went into addition, Sir, but I did not go on with it, Why so ? I could not do it, Sir. 
