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.
I. Károly uralkodásáról tanultak, és sok mindenféle kérdés hangzott el űrtartalomra, súlymértékre, fuvardíjra vonatkozóan. A lányok legnagyobbrészt nem tudtak felelni a nehéz kérdésekre, ám Burns mindenre megfelelt.