An interesting "old book" and perhaps a classic of its own - remember a major film was produced on it. Me I always wondered how honest the author was ... with the females in his class, despite his general supercilious approach in his narrative.
Take note that the author was a young man, or rather young when he experienced being a teacher in London, and of course as a council or govt employee he dared not admit being attracted to any very young girl in his class! I feel that he knew all along that Pamela a girl in his class had a crush on him; he did not need other (female) teachers to point this out to him.It is only at the end (very near the end) that he deigns to admit that the 'little girls" were certainly not what he'd claimed they were. He dances with Pamela, and we read:
"... I was aware of her, of her soft breathing, her firm roundness, and the rhythmic moving of her thighs. She was a woman, there was no doubt about it, and she invaded my mind and body. The music ended, all too quickly..."
L. Avery
