A double one, with so many stripes, Ada. See,
there is a little bit more green.'
'There is no green in a rainbow,' said Ada.
'But look, Ada, that is green.'
'It is not real green. Blue, red, and yellow are the pragmatic
colours,' said Ada, with a most triumphant air. 'Now are not they,
Maurice?' said she, turning to her brother, who was, as usual, deep
in entomology.
'Pragmatic, you foolish child,' said he. 'Prismatic you mean. I am
glad you remember what I tell you, however; I think I might teach you
some science in time. You are right in saying that blue, red, and
yellow are the prismatic colours. Now do you know what causes a
rainbow?'
'It is to show there is never to be another flood,' said Phyllis,
gravely.
'Oh, I did not mean that,' said Maurice, addressing himself to Ada,
whose love of hard words made him deem her a promising pupil, and
whom he could lecture without interruption. 'The rainbow is caused
by--'
'But, Maurice!' exclaimed Phyllis, remaining with mouth wide open.
'The rainbow is occasioned by the refraction of the rays of the sun
in the drops of water of which a cloud is composed.'
'But, Maurice!' again said Phyllis.
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