I hate history.

It's full of dates and the names of kings who were all bad.

I can't make out why people put up with kings," she added reflectively.
"Because they ought to, 'God bless our gracious Queen,' you know." "Well, God may bless her but I don't see why I should as she never did anything for me, though Father does hope she will make him something one day.

I'd like to be a Republican with a President as they have in America." "You must be what father calls a wicked Radical," said Godfrey staring at her, "one of those people who want to disestablish the Church." "I daresay," she replied, nodding her head.

"That is if you mean making clergymen work like other people, instead of spying and gossiping and playing games as they do about here." Godfrey did not pursue the argument, but remarked immorally: "It's a pity you don't come to our class, for then I could do your history papers and you could do my sums." She started, but all she said was: "This would be a good place to learn history.