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Lesson Twenty-Four 知识目标： Text INSPECTOR HORNBERG VISITS A SCHOOL Grammar 1. 几种标点符号的基本用法 2. 大写规则 Review Exercises (LL.22—24) INSPECTOR HORNBERG VISITS A SCHOOL The classroom was very quiet. Outside, the leafless trees were white with the first snowfall. But not one pair of eyes strayed from the history books which twenty-five little girls were studying so earnestly. This was the year 1877, and the school was in Warsaw, Poland. A large part of Poland had been conquered by Russia. The Russian Tsar would not allow Polish children to study the history of their own country or even their own language. But here the teacher and her pupils were doing just that, although the Russians had spies everywhere in Warsaw. Among the children was Manya Sklodovska. She was a very bright pupil. She was deep in the book she was reading. Suddenly there came the faint sound of a bell. Manya listened fearfully. Was it the signal? Yes! Two long rings, two short rings. Every head came up. Quick hands grabbed all the Polish history books off the desks, and hid them away. The girls swiftly took sewing materials from their desks. They began to embroider little squares of cloth. The outer door opened. There stood Inspector Hornberg. Hornberg had been put in charge by the Russians of the private schools of Warsaw. He was a heavy man in a tight-fitting yellow and blue uniform. With him was Mademoiselle Sikorska, the head of the school. We have two sewing classes a week, Mr. Inspector, explained Mademoiselle Tupalska, the teacher. I read to the children while they work. And what have you been reading to your pupils, Mademoiselle? Inspector Hornberg demanded. She held up the book. Russian fairy tales, she said. The inspector gave a grunt of approval. Now, he said, I should like to question one of your pupils. Manya Sklodovska, please stand up, the teacher said quietly. Manya rose from her seat without a