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A distant bell tinkled: immediately three ladies entered the room,

each walked to a table and took her seat Miss Miller assumed the

fourth vacant chair, which was that nearest the door, and around

which the smallest of the children were assembled: to this inferior

class I was called, and placed at the bottoan, the day's Collect was repeated, then certain

texts of Scripture were said, and to these succeeded a protracted

reading of chapters in the Bible, which lasted an hour By the time

that exercise was terable bell now sounded for the fourth time: the classes

were lad I was to behold a prospect of getting so taken so little the day

before

The refectory was a great, low-ceiled, gloo hot, which, however, toI saw a universal

manifestation of discontent when the fumes of the repast met the

nostrils of those destined to s it; froirls of the first class, rose the whispered

words "Disgusting! The porridge is burnt again!"

"Silence!" ejaculated a voice; not that of Miss Miller, but one of

the upper teachers, a little and dark personage, smartly dressed,

but of somewhat morose aspect, who installed herself at the top of