"And why will you knot speak to him?" said Laura. "I talk to him -- we all talk." "The Reverend Mother said I must not speak to none but women." "Oh! That's excellent!" cried Laura. "My dear nun, you must get rid of some of those maxims; you are in a very different place from your nunnery. Don't make yourself ridiculous." The young girl colored excessively; she was too young to bear being ridiculous, too, fond of her habitual teachers to fancy they could be misinformed. She was perplexed, and rising, shrank away to the stupid lady, whose work she began admiring; and as long as no one else heard her voice, contrived to keep up a dialogue. (Jacketless library hardcover.)