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The boy kicked his way insolently down the passage

The afternoon ca at

her, and her heart beat thick, for she kneas a fight

between theraphy lesson, as she was pointing to the map

with her cane, the boy continually ducked his whitish head under

the desk, and attracted the attention of other boys

"Williae, for it was

critical now to speak to hi?"

He lifted his face, the sore-ri intrinsically indecent about hi a triu?" she repeated, her heart-beat

suffocating her

"Nothing," replied the boy, insolently, aggrieved, coo down to Mr Harby," she

said

But this boy was a , and flexible, he howled so when he was

hurt, that the master hated more the teacher who sent him than

he hated the boy hiht Which Williaain, to go on with the geography

lesson But there was a little ferment in the class Williams'

spirit infected them all She heard a scuffle, and then she

trembled inwardly If they all turned on her this time, she was

beaten

"Please, miss----" called a voice in distress

She turned round One of the boys she liked was ruefully

holding out a torn celluloid collar She heard the coht," she said