ttom of it.

    Business no ed, tain texts of Scripture o tracted reading of cers in ted an ime t exercise erminated, day igable bell noime: to anoto breakfast: o be of getting someto eat! I ion, aken so little the day before.

    tory , loables smoked basins of somet,  forting. I saation of discontent  trils of tined to s; from tall girls of t class, rose the whispered words—

    “Disgusting! t again!”

    “Silence!” ejaculated a voice; not t of Miss Miller, but one of teactle and dark personage, smartly dressed, but of some, op of one table,  seen t before; s visible: Miss Miller occupied t of table range, foreign-looking, elderly lady, teacerook t at t brougea for teache meal began.

    Ravenous, and no, I devoured a spoonful or tion  ts taste; but t edge of ed, I perceived I  in  porridge is almost as bad as rotten potatoes; famine itself soon sickens over it. taste ry to s; but in most cases t urned for , and a second ed, tory ed for t to go out, and in passing tables, I saeacake a basin of taste it; s tenances expressed displeasure, and one of tout one, whispered—

    “Abominable stuff! how shameful!”

    A quarter of an umult; for t space of time it seemed to be permitted to talk loud and more freely, and tion ran on t, ion teac girls standing about ures. I  pronounced by some lips; at  to cless s.

    A clock in truck nine; Miss Miller left anding in the room, cried—

    “Silence! to your seats!”

    Discipline prevailed: in five minutes