The remedy was, to thrust them forward into the centre of the schoolroom, and oblige them to stand there till the sermon was finished. Sometimes their feet failed them, and they sank together in a heap; they were then propped up with the monitors' high stools.
En el curso de estas tareas, algunas de las niñas menores se dormían y eran castigadas a permanecer en pie en el centro del salón hasta que concluía la lectura.