keheraofstantnotice:shewastinuallyaddressingtohersuchphrasesasthefollowing:—

    “Burns”(suchitseemswasherhegirlsherewereallcalledbytheirsurnames,asboysareelsewhere),“Burns,youarestandingonthesideofyourshoe;turnyourtoesoutimmediately.”“Burns,youpokeyourmostunpleasantly;drawitin.”“Burns,Iinsistonyourholdingyourheadup;Iwillnothaveyoubeforemeinthatattitude,”&c.&c.

    Achapterhavingbeehroughtwice,thebookswereclosedandthegirlsexamihelessonhadprisedpartofthereignofCharlesI.,andthereweresundryquestionsabouttonnageandpoundageandship-money,whichmostofthemappeareduoaill,everylittledifficultywassolvedinstantlywhenitreachedBurns:hermemoryseemedtohaveretaihesubstahewholelesson,andshewasreadywithanswersoneverypoint.IkeptexpegthatMissScatcherdwouldpraiseherattention;but,insteadofthat,shesuddenlycriedout—

    “Youdirty,disagreeablegirl!youhaveneveredyournailsthism!”

    Burnsmadenoanswer:Iwohersilence.“Why,”thoughtI,“doesshenotexplainthatshecouldherhernailsnorwashherface,asthewaterwasfrozen?”

    MyattentionwasnowcalledoffbyMissSmithdesirioholdaskeinofthread:whileshewaswindingit,shetalkedtomefromtimetotime,askiherIhadeverbeenatschoolbefore,whetherIark,stitit,&c.;tillshedismissedme,IcouldnotpursuemyobservationsonMissScatcherd’smovements.Wheuromyseat,thatladywasjustdeliveringanorderofwhichIdidnotcatchtheimport;butBurnsimmediatelylefttheclass,andgoingintothesmallinnerroomwherethebookswerekept,returnedinhalfaminute,carryinginherhandabuwigstiedtogetheratohisominoustool