Teacher. Did he hear any recitation immediately after school began?
Boys (faintly, and with hesitation). No, sir.
Teacher. How long was it before he began to hear lessons?
Several boys simultaneously. "About half an hour." "A little while." "Quarter of an hour."
"What did he do at this time?"
"Set copies," "Looked over sums," and various other answers are perhaps given.
The teacher makes a memorandum of this, and then inquires,
"And what lesson came after this?"
"Geography."
"All the boys in this school who studied Geography may rise."