"And it will not be my fault if we don't have a real quiet, nice time." We learned later that it was his custom always to begin school with a beautiful speech of honeyed words--the calm before the storm.
"Of course we have to have order in the schoolroom," he said apologetically.

"I confess that I like to have the room orderly, and that I do not like to hear whispering in study hours.

When the scholars go out and come in at recess time, too, it sort of disturbs me to have crowding and noise.

I never wish to be hard or unreasonable with my scholars--I never am, if I can avoid it.

But these little things, as you all know, have to be mentioned sometimes, if we are going to have a really pleasant and profitable term.
"There is another thing that always make me feel nervous in school hours, and that is buzzing with the lips while you are getting your lessons, I don't like to speak about it, and there may be no need for it, but lips buzzing in study hours always make me feel queer.