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Once Billy’s attention was fixed he was as earnest at work as at play. He slaughtered the weeds rapidly, and had several clean beds behind him when his mother called him to breakfast.,“That boy’ll sartinly spill the tea,” prophecied Mrs. Wopp, with laughing pessimism.,He winced with pain, reeled, and would have fallen but for the other’s sustaining hand.,Norah Bliggins, whose nose was already moist from the effects of domestic discord, thrust a chubby finger into her mouth and began to pucker up her eyes preparatory to emitting a howl of dismay at being singled out for the first question. Her brother Pat, sensing the situation, put up his hand eagerly and answered for her.,Mrs. Wopp drew the green curtains together and turned to the smallest girl in the class.,But a second idea came that made him fidget about the room, lift his bandage and watch the children on their way to school. His record for attendance for the year had so far been perfect. He knew that he owed it partly to his mother’s tireless watch of the clock, and wondered why he had not realized this before. Now it was to be broken; she would be as sorry as he could be; and it would have counted well toward the prize. He tried to calculate how many days he could be absent and still have left some chance of it. The work was all reviewing, he almost knew it, anyway. If he only had his books,—but no, they wouldn’t let him use his eyes.,“Please,” answered the discomfited youth, “I aint never seen a ship of no kind.”,BILLY did not lift his face from the pillow; he was striving to steady throat and voice.,“Like the lazy coward he is,” Billy tartly interrupted.,Wait till the clouds roll by,,“Let’s all go to the parlor, Mar, and hev some music. It isn’t every evenin’ we hev company,” said Mr. Wopp.,“It’s a hurry-up order for more,” Billy amended..