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`` I do n't know , grandma ; but Elsie says Mr. Travilla and her papa were both delighted with it . Mr. Dinsmore , though , had not read the whole of it . '' `` Suppose we go and try it for a while then , '' said Mr. Morris , laying down his paper . `` If our little Elsie is to be the reader , I for one am pretty sure to enjoy listening , her voice is so sweet-toned and her enunciation so clear and distinct . '' `` That 's you , grandpa ! '' cried Lucy , clapping her hands in applause . `` Yes , you 'd better all come , Elsie is to be the reader at the start ; she says she does not mind beginning the story over again . ''