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Amy’s Valley of Humiliation

           Davisgaveaportentous"Hem!"andsaid,inhismostimpressivemanner...

           "Youngladies,yourememberwhatIsaidtoyouaweekago.Iamsorrythishashappened,butIneverallowmyrulestobeinfringed,andIneverbreakmyword.MissMarch,holdoutyourhand."

           Amystarted,andputbothhandsbehindher,turningonhimanimploringlookwhichpleadedforherbetterthanthewordsshecouldnotutter.Shewasratherafavoritewith‘oldDavis’,as,ofcourse,hewascalled,andit’smyprivatebeliefthathewouldhavebrokenhiswordiftheindignationofoneirrepressibleyoungladyhadnotfoundventinahiss.Thathiss,faintasitwas,irritatedtheirasciblegentleman,andsealedtheculprit’sfate.

           "Yourhand,MissMarch!"wastheonlyanswerhermuteappealreceived,andtooproudtocryorbeseech,Amysetherteeth,threwbackherheaddefiantly,andborewithoutflinchingseveraltinglingblowsonherlittlepalm.Theywereneithermanynorheavy,butthatmadenodifferencetoher.Forthefirsttimeinherlifeshehadbeenstruck,andthedisgrace,inhereyes,wasasdeepasifhehadknockedherdown.

           "Youwillnowstandontheplatformtillrecess,"saidMr.Davis,resolvedtodothethingthoroughly,sincehehadbegun.

           Thatwasdreadful.

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