Mr. F.: That is so.
Soc.: Now is it a rule that a boy may not give another assistance in his Latin prose?
Mr. F.: Certainly.
Soc.: The position is not the same as that of the Latin translation, where two boys were permitted to co-operate?
Mr. F.: Certainly not.
Soc.: I presume that you have explained to your form the essential difference that exists between the nature of Latin 'con' and Latin prose.
Mr. F.: How do you mean, Socrates?
Soc.: Why, surely, if in the preparation of Latin 'con,' which is the translation of Latin into English, two boys are allowed to co-operate, and, if in the preparation of Latin prose, which is the translation of English into Latin, they are not allowed to co-operate, it follows that there must be some essential difference in the nature of the two studies.
Mr. F.: It would seem so, Socrates.