But to us this was not granted , for we were many and time was short. And in any case, what had we to repent, for what crime did we need pardon? The Italian commissar accordingly decreed that all services should continue to function until the final notice: the kitchens remained open, the corvees for cleaning worked as usual, an even the teachers of the little school gave lessons until the evening, as one other day. But that evening the children were given no homework.