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Unlike many boys, James showed neither a sulky nor a discontented spirit. He knew that the punishment was deserved, and therefore he set about undoing the mischief by prompt obedience, and his ready wit suggested a way out of the trouble. UNLIKE MANY BOYS JAMES SHOWED NEITHER A SULKY NOR A DISCONTENTED SPIRIT HE KNEW THAT THE PUNISHMENT WAS DESERVED AND THEREFORE HE SET ABOUT UNDOING THE MISCHIEF BY PROMPT OBEDIENCE AND HIS READY WIT SUGGESTED A WAY OUT OF THE TROUBLE
r which had befallen them. You will remember that the school was built on the Garfield farm, and that therefore it was quite near James's home. The sharp little fellow suddenly thought of this, and off he ran as fast as he could. Without being seen by his mother, he reached home, and started back again to the school. Then, without a word, he slipped inside and took his seat. Looking up, the teacher saw him sitting there, and, never thinking that his order had been obeyed, he called out in a severe tone of voice, "James, did I not tell you to go home?" "I have been home," said the boy quite calmly. "Been home?" replied the teacher, who was at a loss how to deal with the boy's ready wit in getting out of the difficulty. "Yes, sir," he said, "I have been home. You did not tell me to stay there." What could the teacher do under such circumstances but tell the boy that he might remain? He saw that James had learned a lesson, and would not again incur the risk of being sent home in disgrace. G HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE DISASTER WHICH HAD BEFALLEN THEM YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT THE SCHOOL WAS BUILT ON THE GARFIELD FARM AND THAT THEREFORE IT WAS QUITE NEAR JAMES'S HOME THE SHARP LITTLE FELLOW SUDDENLY THOUGHT OF THIS AND OFF HE RAN AS FAST AS HE COULD WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY HIS MOTHER HE REACHED HOME AND STARTED BACK AGAIN TO THE SCHOOL THEN WITHOUT A WORD HE SLIPPED INSIDE AND TOOK HIS SEAT LOOKING UP THE TEACHER SAW HIM SITTING THERE AND NEVER THINKING THAT HIS ORDER HAD BEEN OBEYED HE CALLED OUT IN A SEVERE TONE OF VOICE JAMES DID I NOT TELL YOU TO GO HOME I HAVE BEEN HOME SAID THE BOY QUITE CALMLY BEEN HOME REPLIED THE TEACHER WHO WAS NOW AT A LOSS HOW TO DEAL WITH THE BOY'S READY WIT IN GETTING OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY YES SIR HE SAID I HAVE BEEN HOME YOU DID NOT TELL ME TO STAY THERE WHAT COULD THE TEACHER DO UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES BUT TELL THE BOY THAT HE MIGHT REMAIN HE SAW THAT JAMES HAD LEARNED A LESSON AND WOULD NOT AGAIN INCUR THE RISK OF BEING SENT HOME IN DISGRACE
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