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"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." 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
eats with very serious looks in their faces. They both knew that the teacher's authority would be supported at home, and that their parents would be grieved, if not angry, at such a wanton breach of the rules of the school, as that of which they had been guilty. "Don't dilly-dally!" exclaimed the teacher; "go home immediately!" The boys passed out of the door at once, and sadly turned homewards, wondering 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?  A MOMENT THEY REMAINED IN THEIR SEATS WITH VERY SERIOUS LOOKS IN THEIR FACES THEY BOTH KNEW THAT THE TEACHER'S AUTHORITY WOULD BE SUPPORTED AT HOME AND THAT THEIR PARENTS WOULD BE GRIEVED IF NOT ANGRY AT SUCH A WANTON BREACH OF THE RULES OF THE SCHOOL AS THAT OF WHICH THEY HAD BEEN GUILTY DON'T DILLY DALLY EXCLAIMED THE TEACHER GO HOME IMMEDIATELY THE BOYS PASSED OUT OF THE DOOR AT ONCE AND SADLY TURNED HOMEWARDS WONDERING 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
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