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1、霍恩伯格督学查看学校InspectorHornbergvisitsaschoolInspectorHornbergvisitsaschoolTheclassroomwasveryquiet.Outside,theleaflesstreeswerewhitewiththefirstsnowfall.Butnotonepairofeyesstrayedfromthehistorybookswhichtwenty-fivelittlegirlswerestudyingsoearnestly.Thiswastheyear1877,andthesc
2、hoolwasinWarsaw,Poland.AlargepartofPolandhadbeenconqueredbyRussia.TheRussianTsarwouldnotallowPolishchildrentostudythehistoryoftheirowncountryoreventheirownlanguage.Butheretheteacherandherpupilsweredoingjustthat,althoughtheRussianshadspieseverywhereinWarsaw.Amongthechildre
3、nwasManyaSklodovska.Shewasaverybrightpupil.Shewasdeepinthebookshewasreading.Suddenlytherecamethefaintsoundofabell.Manyalistenedfearfully.Wasitthesignal?Yes!Twolongrings,twoshortrings.Everyheadcameup.QuickhandsgrabbedallthePolishhistorybooksoffthedesks,andhidthemaway.Thegi
4、rlsswiftlytooksewingmaterialsfromtheirdesks.Theybegantoembroiderlittlesquaresofcloth.Theouterdooropened.TherestoodInspectorHornberg.HornberghadbeenputinchargebytheRussiansoftheprivateschoolsofWarsaw.Hewasaheavymaninatight-fittingyellowandblueuniform.WithhiswasMademoiselle
5、Sikorska,theheadoftheschool."Wehavetwosewingclassesaweek,Mr.Inspector,"explainedMademoiselleTupalska,theteacher."Ireadtothechildrenwhiletheywork.""Andwhathaveyoubeenreadingtoyourpupils,Mademoiselle?"InspectorHornbergdemanded.Sheheldupthebook."Russianfairytales,"shesaid.Th
6、einspectorgaveagruntofapproval."Now,"hesaid,"Ishouldliketoquestiononeofyourpupils.""ManyaSklodovska,pleasestandup,"theteachersaidquietly.Manyarosefromherseatwithoutaword,tryingnottotremble."RecitetheLord'sPrayer----inRussian,"InspectorHornbergordered.Manyarecitedtheprayer
7、inalowvoice,carefulnottoshowherfeelings."NownamethemembersoftheImperialRussianFamily."Manyagavethenames."Nowtellme,"Hornbergdemanded,"whoisourruler?"Manya'sfacewentpale.Sheopenedhermouth,butthewordswouldnotcome."So,mylittlePolishpatriot,youdonotwishtotellmewhorulesoverus,
8、"theRussianinspectorsaid,"Answerme!""HisMajestyAlexanderII,TsarofAlltheRussias,"shesaid.Buthervo