`Yes,papa;wehavesomethingtoreadyou,somethingquitefresh.Apieceofpaperwasfoundonthetablethismorning-dropt,wesuppose,byafairy-containingaveryprettycharade,andwehavejustcopieditin.\'
Shereadittohim,justashelikedtohaveanythingread,slowlyanddistinctly,andtwoorthreetimesover,withexplanationsofeverypartassheproceeded-andhewasverymuchpleased,and,asshehadforeseen,especiallystruckwiththecomplimentaryconclusion.
`Aye,that\'sveryjust,indeed,that\'sveryproperlysaid.Verytrue.``Woman,lovelywoman.\'\'Itissuchaprettycharade,mydear,thatIcaneasilyguesswhatfairybroughtit-Nobodycouldhavewrittensoprettily,butyou,Emma.\'
Emmaonlynodded,andsmiled-Afteralittlethinking,andaverytendersigh,headded,
`Ah!itisnodifficultytoseewhoyoutakeafter!Yourdearmotherwassocleveratallthosethings!IfIhadbuthermemory!ButIcanremembernothing;-noteventhatparticularriddlewhichyouhaveheardmemention;Icanonlyrecollectthefirststanza;andthereareseveral.