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Chapter 25

           Noboyattemptedtoviolatethesanctityofseatorpeg,butmanyaonelookedfromtheemptyspacestotheschoolmaster,andwhisperedhisidleneighbourbehindhishand.

           Thenbeganthehumofconningoverlessonsandgettingthembyheart,thewhisperedjestandstealthygame,andallthenoiseanddrawlofschool;andinthemidstofthedinsatthepoorschoolmaster,theveryimageofmeeknessandsimplicity,vainlyattemptingtofixhisminduponthedutiesoftheday,andtoforgethislittlefriend.Butthetediumofhisofficeremindedhimmorestronglyofthewillingscholar,andhisthoughtswereramblingfromhispupilsitwasplain.

           Noneknewthisbetterthantheidlestboys,who,growingbolderwithimpunity,waxedlouderandmoredaring;playingodd-or-evenunderthemaster’seye,eatingapplesopenlyandwithoutrebuke,pinchingeachotherinsportormalicewithouttheleastreserve,andcuttingtheirautographsintheverylegsofhisdesk.Thepuzzleddunce,whostoodbesideittosayhislessonoutofbook,lookednolongerattheceilingforforgottenwords,butdrewclosertothemaster’selbowandboldlycasthiseyeuponthepage;thewagofthelittletroopsquintedandmadegrimaces(atthesmallestboyofcourse),holdingnobookbeforehisface,andhisapprovingaudienceknewnoconstraintintheirdelight.Ifthemasterdidchancetorousehimselfandseemalivetowhatwasgoingon,thenoisesubsidedforamomentandnoeyesmethisbutworeastudiousandadeeplyhumblelook;buttheinstantherelapsedagain,itbrokeoutafresh,andtentimeslouderthanbefore.

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