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Chapter 25

           

           Oh!howsomeofthoseidlefellowslongedtobeoutside,andhowtheylookedattheopendoorandwindow,asiftheyhalfmeditatedrushingviolentlyout,plungingintothewoods,andbeingwildboysandsavagesfromthattimeforth.Whatrebelliousthoughtsofthecoolriver,andsomeshadybathing-placebeneathwillowtreeswithbranchesdippinginthewater,kepttemptingandurgingthatsturdyboy,who,withhisshirt-collarunbuttonedandflungbackasfarasitcouldgo,satfanninghisflushedfacewithaspelling-book,wishinghimselfawhale,oratittlebat,orafly,oranythingbutaboyatschoolonthathot,broilingday!Heat!askthatotherboy,whoseseatbeingnearesttothedoorgavehimopportunitiesofglidingoutintothegardenanddrivinghiscompanionstomadnessbydippinghisfaceintothebucketofthewellandthenrollingonthegrassaskhimiftherewereeversuchadayasthat,wheneventhebeesweredivingdeepdownintothecupsofflowersandstoppingthere,asiftheyhadmadeuptheirmindstoretirefrombusinessandbemanufacturersofhoneynomore.Thedaywasmadeforlaziness,andlyingonone’sbackingreenplaces,andstaringattheskytillitsbrightnessforcedonetoshutone’seyesandgotosleep;andwasthisatimetobeporingovermustybooksinadarkroom,slightedbytheverysunitself?Monstrous!

           Nellsatbythewindowoccupiedwithherwork,butattentivestilltoallthatpassed,thoughsometimesrathertimidoftheboisterousboys.

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