The lesson had comprised part of the reign of Charles I., and there were sundry questions about tonnage and poundage and ship- money, which most of them appeared unable to answer; still, every little difficulty was solved instantly when it reached Burns: her memory seemed to have retained the substance of the whole lesson, and she was ready with answers on every point.
La lezione comprendeva una parte del regno di Carlo I; vi furono diverse domande sul tonnellaggio, sull'imposta e il diritto pagato dai bastimenti, alle quali molte alunne non sapevano rispondere; ma tutte quelle piccole difficoltà erano subito risolte appena era interrogata la Burns; pareva che la sua mente avesse ritenuta tutta la lezione, e sapeva rispondere ad ogni domanda.