The schoolroom, in fact, was a small pandemonium, when of a sudden the door opened and two visitors entered--Mr.Colt and Mr.Isidore Bamberger.
"A--ach so!" intoned Mr.Isidore, and at the sound of his appalling guttural Babel hushed itself, unable to compete.

He inquired what was going forward; was told; and within five minutes had the children moving through their parts in perfect discipline, while with a fire of cross-questions he shook Mr.Simeon back to his senses and rapidly gathered the outline of the play.

He terrified all.
"Bardon my interference, ma'am!" he barked, addressing Miss Champernowne.

"I haf a burbose." The scene engaging the children was that of the youthful St.Meriadoc's first school-going; where his parents (Duke and Duchess of Brittany) call with him upon a pedagogue, who introduces him to the boys and girls, his fellow scholars.

For a sample of Mr.Simeon's version-- Pedagogue-- "Children look on your books.
If there be any whispering It will be great hindering, And there will be knocks." First Scholar (_chants_)-- "God bless A, Band C! The rest of the song is D: That is all my lore.
I came late yesterday, I played truant by my fay! I am a foul sinner.
Good master, after dinner I will learn more." Second Scholar-- "E, s, t, that is _est_, I know not what comes next--" Whilst the scholars recited thus, St.Meriadoc's father and mother-- each with a train of attendants--walked up and down between the ranks 'high and disposedly,' as became a Duke and Duchess of Brittany.
Mr.Isidore of a sudden threw all into confusion again.