第74部分(第3/7 頁)

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with　a　blow；　a　fall。　And　blindly；　thoroughly；　moving　from　strong

instinct　of　opposition；　he　set　to　work　to　expel　her。

When　he　punished　one　of　her　children　as　he　had　punished　the

boy　Hill；　for　an　offence　against　himself；　he　made　the

punishment　extra　heavy　with　the　significance　that　the　extra

stroke　came　in　because　of　the　weak　teacher　who　allowed　all　these

things　to　be。　When　he　punished　for　an　offence　against　her；　he

punished　lightly；　as　if　offences　against　her　were　not

significant。　Which　all　the　children　knew；　and　they　behaved

accordingly。

Every　now　and　again　Mr。　Harby　would　swoop　down　to　examine

exercise　books。　For　a　whole　hour；　he　would　be　going　round　the

class；　taking　book　after　book；　paring　page　after　page；　whilst

Ursula　stood　aside　for　all　the　remarks　and　fault…finding　to　be

pointed　at　her　through　the　scholars。　It　was　true；　since　she　had

e；　the　position　books　had　grown　more　and　more　untidy；

disorderly；　filthy。　Mr。　Harby　pointed　to　the　pages　done　before

her　regime；　and　to　those　done　after；　and　fell　into　a　passion　of

rage。　Many　children　he　sent　out　to　the　front　with　their　books。

And　after　he　had　thoroughly　gone　through　the　silent　and

quivering　class　he　caned　the　worst　offenders　well；　in　front　of

the　others；　thundering　in　real　passion　of　anger　and　chagrin。

〃Such　a　condition　in　a　class；　I　can't　believe　it！　It　is

simply　disgraceful！　I　can't　think　how　you　have　been　let　to　get

like　it！　Every　Monday　morning　I　shall　e　down　and　examine

these　books。　So　don't　think　that　because　there　is　nobody　paying

any　attention　to　you；　that　you　are　free　to　unlearn　everything

you　ever　learned；　and