his throwing into the water. Mistress Ford desires you to come suddenly.

Mrs. Page. I'll be with her by and by: I'll but bring my young man here to school. Look, where his master comes; 'tis a playing-day, I see.

Enter SIR HUGH EVANS.

How now, sir Hugh? no school to-day?

Evans. No; master Slender is let the boys leave to play.

Mrs. Quick. Blessing of his heart!

Mrs. Page. Sir Hugh, my husband says, my son profits nothing in the world at his book. I pray you, ask him some questions in his accidence.

Evans. Come hither, William; hold up your head; come.

Mrs. Page. Come on, sirrah; hold up your head; answer your master; be not afraid.

Evans. William, how many numbers is in nouns? Wil. Two.

Mrs. Quick. Truly I thought there had been one number more; because they say, od's nouns.

Evans. Peace your tatlings. What is fair, William ?

Wil. Pulcher.

Mrs. Quick. Polecats! there are fairer things than polecats, sure.

Evans. You are a very simplicity 'oman; I pray What is lapis, William ?

you, peace.

Wil. A stone.

Evans. And what is a stone, William ?

Wil. A pebble.

Evans. No, it is lapis: I pray you, remember in your prain.

Wil. Lapis.

Evans. That is good, William. What is he, William, that does lend articles ?

Wil. Articles are borrowed of the pronoun, and be thus declined: Singulariter, nominativo, hic, hæc, hoc.

Evans. Nominativo, hig, hag, hog;-pray you, mark: genitivo, hujus. Well, what is your accusative case?

Wil. Accusativo, hinc.

Evans. I pray you, have your remembrance, child. Accusativo, hing, hang, hog.

Mrs. Quick. Hang hog is Latin for bacon, I warrant you.

Evans. Leave your prabbles, 'oman. What is the focative case, William?

Wil. O-vocativo, O.

Evans. Remember, William; focative is, caret. Mrs. Quick. And that's a good root.

Evans. 'Oman, forbear.

Mrs. Page. Peace.

Evans. What is your genitive case plural, William ?

Wil. Genitive case?

Evans. Ay.