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At first the teacher did not understand the active, restless mind that kept the boy in a state of perpetual motion, and he was disappointed when he found that the better James obeyed his rule, the slower progress he made. AT FIRST THE TEACHER DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE ACTIVE RESTLESS MIND THAT KEPT THE BOY IN A STATE OF PERPETUAL MOTION AND HE WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN HE FOUND THAT THE BETTER JAMES OBEYED HIS RULE THE SLOWER PROGRESS HE MADE
 her farm, if her neighbours would put up a building on it. Those who lived near welcomed the project, and the schoolhouse was built. Then she obtained a teacher from New Hampshire, where she was born, and she arranged that he should begin by boarding with them. Then the whole family worked hard to get all the farm work done before he came, that Thomas might take advantage of his presence among them. The new teacher found his pupils, and especially our friend Jimmy, so very restless, that he made the following rule: "Scholars cannot study their lessons and look about the room; therefore gazing about is strictly forbidden." James did not know that his attention was everywhere, and that he was always on the alert to hear and to see everything that went on, until he had several times been reminded of the rule. Again and again he pleaded that he had forgotten, and bent his eyes on his book, only to lift them again a few minutes afterwards, to look at something which arrested his attention.  OF LAND ON ONE CORNER OF HER FARM IF HER NEIGHBORS WOULD PUT UP A BUILDING ON IT THOSE WHO LIVED NEAR WELCOMED THE PROJECT AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE WAS BUILT THEN SHE OBTAINED A TEACHER FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE SHE WAS BORN AND SHE ARRANGED THAT HE SHOULD BEGIN BY BOARDING WITH THEM THEN THE WHOLE FAMILY WORKED HARD TO GET ALL THE FARM WORK DONE BEFORE HE CAME THAT THOMAS MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS PRESENCE AMONG THEM THE NEW TEACHER FOUND HIS PUPILS AND ESPECIALLY OUR FRIEND JIMMY SO VERY RESTLESS THAT HE MADE THE FOLLOWING RULE SCHOLARS CANNOT STUDY THEIR LESSONS AND LOOK ABOUT THE ROOM THEREFORE GAZING ABOUT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN JAMES DID NOT KNOW THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS EVERYWHERE AND THAT HE WAS ALWAYS ON THE ALERT TO HEAR AND TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT WENT ON UNTIL HE HAD SEVERAL TIMES BEEN REMINDED OF THE RULE AGAIN AND AGAIN HE PLEADED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN AND BENT HIS EYES ON HIS BOOK ONLY TO LIFT THEM AGAIN A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS TO LOOK AT SOMETHING WHICH ARRESTED HIS ATTENTION
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