Oh! I didn't mention that they frequently made me put them away and pay attention - I just hid them instead. I would have actually put them away, probably, being naturally timid, but my mother told me to hide the books. In fact, she started telling me about her career of hiding novels during lessons even before I started school, I'm pretty sure. "Just don't get caught, because I won't tell the teacher that I told you to!" was her motto.