“Yousayyouhavefaults，Helen:whatarethey？Tomeyouseemverygood。”
“Thenlearnfromme，nottojudgebyappearances:Iam，asMissScatcherdsaid，slatternly;Iseldomput，andneverkeep，things，inorder;Iamcareless;Iforgetrules;IreadwhenIshouldlearnmylessons;Ihavenomethod;andsometimesIsay，likeyou，Icannotbeartobesubjectedtosystematicarrangements。ThisisallveryprovokingtoMissScatcherd，whoisnaturallyneat，punctual，andparticular。”
“Andcrossandcruel，”Iadded;butHelenBurnswouldnotadmitmyaddition:shekeptsilence。
“IsMissTempleasseveretoyouasMissScatcherd？”
AttheutteranceofMissTemple’sname，asoftsmileflittedoverhergraveface。