"You old booby," Rebecca said, pinching his ear and looking over to see that he made no mistakes in spelling--"beseech is not spelt with an a, and earliest is." So he altered these words, bowing to the superior knowledge of his little Missis.

"You old booby," Rebecca said, pinching his ear and looking over his work. "Beseech is not spelt with an a, and earliest is." So he altered these words, bowing to her superior knowledge.
