famous painting

'Monitors, collect the lesson-books and put them away!'
Four tall girls arose from different tables, and going round,
gathered the books and removed them. Miss Miller again gave the word
of command-
'Monitors, fetch the supper-trays!'
The tall girls went out and returned presently, each bearing a
tray, with portions of something, I knew not what, arranged thereon,

drank, for I was thirsty, but did not touch the food, excitement and
fatigue rendering me incapable of eating; I now saw, however, that
it was a thin oaten cake shared into fragments.
The meal over, prayers were read by Miss Miller, and the classes
filed off, two and two, upstairs. Overpowered by this time with
weariness, I scarcely noticed what sort of a place the bedroom was,
except that, like the schoolroom, I saw it was very long. To-night I