What did Pauline say to John about History class?
[jp,sb] She criticized the teacher as being silly and irrelevant: “senile old bat!” Pauline said “It’s no wonder I don’t excel at history!” The subject was light, but it indicates just what a prominent place school held in the girls’ lives (look at the context!). School, teachers, their fellow students even schoolwork were things they would have talked and gossiped about constantly.
