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Chapter VI

           Eveninthatobscureposition,MissScatcherdcontinuedtomakeheranobjectofconstantnotice:shewascontinuallyaddressingtohersuchphrasesasthefollowing:- 

           "Burns"(suchitseemswashername:thegirlsherewereallcalledbytheirsurnames,asboysareelsewhere), "Burns,youarestandingonthesideofyourshoe;turnyourtoesoutimmediately." "Burns,youpokeyourchinmostunpleasantly;drawitin." "Burns,Iinsistonyourholdingyourheadup; Iwillnothaveyoubeforemeinthatattitude,"etc.etc. 

           Achapterhavingbeenreadthroughtwice,thebookswereclosedandthegirlsexamined. ThelessonhadcomprisedpartofthereignofCharlesI,andthereweresundryquestionsabouttonnageandpoundageandship-money,whichmostofthemappearedunabletoanswer;still,everylittledifficultywassolvedinstantlywhenitreachedBurns:hermemoryseemedtohaveretainedthesubstanceofthewholelesson,andshewasreadywithanswersoneverypoint. IkeptexpectingthatMissScatcherdwouldpraiseherattention;but,insteadofthat,shesuddenlycriedout 

           "Youdirty,disagreeablegirl!youhavenevercleanedyournailsthismorning!" 

           Burnsmadenoanswer:Iwonderedathersilence. "Why,"thoughtI,"doesshenotexplainthatshecouldneithercleanhernailsnorwashherface,asthewaterwasfrozen?" 

           MyattentionwasnowcalledoffbyMissSmithdesiringmetoholdaskeinofthread: whileshewaswindingit,shetalkedtomefromtimetotime,askingwhetherIhadeverbeenatschoolbefore,whetherIcouldmark,stitch,knit,etc.; tillshedismissedme,IcouldnotpursuemyobservationsonMissScatcherd’smovements. 

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