Unmarked6698
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
Jim Scroggie entered the school yard with his sister by his side. He paused a moment to let his eyes stray to the faces of the three hopefuls on the fence, conjecturing with a boy's intuition that in this trio he saw some of the ring-leaders of the school. Jim wore a smart tweed coat and knickerbockers, and a shirt of grey flannel with a soft silk tie. His sister, Lou, was dressed daintily in white, with soft blue collar that matched the glorious depths of her eyes. She smiled now, and the three on the fence immediately underwent a change of heart. Elgin Scraff was the first to slide down and approach the new boy in a spirit of fellowship. "Stop!" Mrs. Wilson had risen suddenly from her chair and stood pointing an accusing finger at Billy. He bent forward to grasp the hand which Billy raised slowly, thereby dodging a stone ink-bottle hurled by Maurice Keeler. At it was the bottle struck the blackboard and broke, deluging the teacher's face with a sable spray..
453 people found this
review helpful
kez_ h (Kez_h)
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
He winced with pain, reeled, and would have fallen but for the other’s sustaining hand.I tried logging in using my phone number and I
was supposed to get a verification code text,but didn't
get it. I clicked resend a couple time, tried the "call
me instead" option twice but didn't get a call
either. the trouble shooting had no info on if the call
me instead fails.There was
“Now, Pat, kin you tell me which was the best men, the ones that rowed reel hard to save Joner, or the ones that leaned back an’ didn’t care a strawr.”
658 people found this
review helpful
Conrad
"There now!" exulted Anson, glancing triumphantly at his mother, who sat staring and incredulous at the unabashed offender. "'Cause we want Teacher Stanhope to have what belongs to him," said Billy warmly. "Lucy!" he said, speaking the word in the wooing voice of love. "How greatly Mr Lawrence has improved, not indeed in manners, for he was always a very fine gentleman, a very pretty gentleman, but in appearance, since you gave him the command of the Minorca, Captain Acton.".
298 people found this
review helpful