`ItismorethanIhadrememberedmyself。’
HerMajesty’sschool-inspectorwasatthattimepaying`surprise-visits’
inthisneighbourhoodtotesttheteachingunawares；andtwodayslater，inthemiddleofthemorninglessons，thelatchofthedoorwassoftlylifted，andinwalkedmygentleman，thekingofterrors-topupil-teachers。
ToMr。Phillotsonthesurprisewasnotgreat；liketheladyinthestoryhehadbeenplayedthattricktoomanytimestobeunprepared。
ButSue’sclasswasatthefurtherendoftheroom，andherbackwastowardstheentrance；theinspectorthereforecameandstoodbehindherandwatchedherteachingsomehalf-minutebeforeshebecameawareofhispresence。