How long do you take over your preparation ?" "Until my aunt sends me to bed," replied Winona, in a very subdued voice.

"I spend the whole evening at my lessons." Miss Bishop looked puzzled.
"Then the work must be too difficult for you.

If that is the case, I must remove you to V.b." V.b.was notorious in the school as a refuge for incompetence.
It was mainly composed of girls of sixteen and seventeen who could not reach the standard of the Sixth, and who went by the nickname of "owls" or "stupids." The prospect of being relegated to such an intellectual backwater spread palpable dismay over Winona's face.

Miss Bishop smiled rather grimly.
"We can't win honors without paying the price! You must know that already by experience.

I conclude that you studied hard for the Scholarship examination?
Well, your Form work requires equally close application.