Premise: If Prillie would spend less time making eyes at the boys over her slate she might do better .<br>I feel quite sure that Jack Gillis works her class sums for her , though I 've never been able to catch him red-handed . ''<br>`` Have you succeeded in reconciling Mrs. DonNELL 's hopeful son to his saintly name ? ''
Hypothesis: Prillie does not do well in school.