It was English history: among the readers I observed my acquaintance of the verandah: at the commencement of the lesson, her place had been at the top of the class, but for some error of pronunciation, or some inattention to stops, she was suddenly sent to the very bottom. Even in that obscure position, Miss Scatcherd continued to make her an object of constant notice: she was continually addressing to her such phrases as the following:--
La clase era de historia de Inglaterra. Mi conocida, que al principio estaba en primera fila, al final de la lección se hallaba detrás de todas, pero aun allí la profesora la perseguía con sus amonestaciones: