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Two days later, the boys having been even worse than usual, Miss Prince shut the door firmly and said: "Now, boys, I am going to give you a new punishment for this disgraceful behaviour. I am going to sit on the floor, and you three are to sit on the floor in a row in front of me, for twenty minutes, and keep perfectly silent."
"Not much! " said Bill, with his cheekiest air.