CHAPTER V. 



With Monday morning began the earning of the pig. Miss Fosbrook's first business after prayers was to deal out the week's allowance-- sixpence to each of the four elders, threepence apiece to the three younger ones. 

"May there be no fines," she said. 

"I'll not have the hundredth part of a fine!" shouted Henry, tossing his money into the air. 

Little David's set lips expressed the same purpose. 

"Please let me have a whole sixpence," said Susan. "If I haven't any change, I sha'n't spend it." 

"You, Sukey! you'd better have the four farthings," laughed Sam. "You'll be the first to want them." 

Susan laughed; and Miss Fosbrook, partly as an example to the plaintive Elizabeth, said, "You are so good-humoured, Susie, that I can't find it in my heart to demand a fine--or--your hair; and there," pointing to the stout red fingers, "did you ever behold such a black little row?" 

"Oh dear!" cried Susan, in her good-humoured hearty voice, "how tiresome, when they were SO clean this morning, and I've only just been feeding the chicken, and up in the hay-loft for the eggs, and pulling the radishes!" 

"Well, go and wash and brush, and to-morrow remember the pig," said Miss Fosbrook, unable to help comparing the radishes and the fingers for redness and for earthiness. 

It was a more difficult matter when, as Elizabeth put her silver coin into her purse, John must needs repeat the stupid old joke, "There goes stingy Bet!" and Bessie put on her woeful appealing face.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What observation did Elizabeth make during her conversation with Susan?
2. What did Elizabeth make note of as she spoke with Susan?
3. 
Q2:
1. What was Elizabeth saying when she pointed?
2. What did Elizabeth say when she was making note of the fingers?
3. 
Q3:
1. How did Susan respond to Elizabeth?
2. What did Susan say in response to Elizabeth?
3. 
Q4:
1. Did Susan respond angrily to Elizabeth?
2. Did Susan give Elizabeth a response in a harsh tone?
3. 
Q5:
1. How did Susan respond to Elizabeth?
2. What was the manner in which Susan replied to Elizabeth?
3. 
Q6:
1. What time of day were Susan and Elizabeth talking?
2. When in the day was it when Susan and Elizabeth spoke?
3. 
Q7:
1. What was the message of Miss Fosbook's morning prayer?
2. What did Miss Fosbook pray for at the start of the day?
3. 
Q8:
1. What did Miss Fosbook say about fines?
2. What was Miss Fosbook's statement regarding fines?
3. 
Q9:
1. What did Henry reply to Miss Fosbook concerning fines?
2. What was Henry's response to Miss Fosbook's statement on fines?
3. 
Q10:
1. Did David speak up like Henry did?
2. Did David also have something to say, like Henry?
3. 
Q11:
1. What did David say?
2. What was David's declaration?
3. 
Q12:
1. What did Elizabeth place into her purse?
2. What did Elizabeth slip into her bag?
3. 
