Miss Genseigne sits up perfectly straight on her platform; very grave and sweet. Her braided head band and her black cape inspire respect and sympathy.
Miss Genseigne, who is very well educated, is giving a lesson in arithmetic to her little pupils. She says to Rose Benoit: "Rose Benoit, if I take four from a dozen how many have I left?"
"Four!" replies Rose Benoit. Miss Genseigne is not quite satisfied with this answer.
"And you, Emmeline Capel, if I take four from a dozen how many have I left?"
"Eight," replies Emmeline Capel.