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ed instantly when it reached Burns: her memory seemed to have retained the substance of the whole lesson; and she was ready with answers on every point。 I kept expecting that Miss Scatcherd would praise her attention; but; instead of that; she suddenly cried out—

“You dirty; disagreeable girl! you have never cleaned your nails this morning!”

Burns made no answer: I wondered at her silence。 “Why;” thought I; “does she not explain that she could neither clean her nails nor wash her face; as the water was frozen?”

My attention was now called off by Miss Smith desiring me to hold a skein of thread: while she was winding it; she talked to me from time to time; asking whether I had ever been at school before; whether I could mark; stitch; knit; &c。; till she dismissed me; I could not pursue my observations on Miss Scatcherd’s movements。 When I returned to my seat; that lady was just delivering an order of which I did not catch the import; but Burns immediately left the class; and going into the small inner room where the books were kept; returned in half a minute; carrying in her hand a bundle of twigs tied together at one end。 This ominous tool she presented to Miss Scatcherd with a respectful curtesy; then she quietly; and without being told; unloosed her pinafore; and the teacher instantly and sharply inflicted on her neck a dozen strokes with the bunch of twigs。 Not a tear rose to Burns’ eye; and; while I paused from my sewing; because my fingers quivered a

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