"Haven't you any idea what goes on in the closed classes?"
"Sorry, I don't. At a guess—and it's only a guess, mind you—I'd say it's probably something religious. But you'd have to ask a teacher for that."
"Thank you, sir. And how do you classify yourself statuswise?"
"Middle middle class. Not much doubt about that."
(Citizen Maryjane Morgan, age 51, occupation school-teacher. A tall, bony woman.)
"Yes, sir, I think that just about sums up our curriculum at the Little Beige Schoolhouse."
"Except for the closed classes."
"I beg your pardon, sir?"