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alf through the ordeal of trial by mathematics. Several boys and girls were sent to the blackboard, and Penrod, spared for the moment, fol

r, meaningless sounds, but he heard nothing; and yet, this time, he was profoundly occupied. He had drift

living, and how opaque the curtain closing down between the dreamer and the actual world. That c

th perfect comfort in breathing. In his mind he extended his arms gracefully, at a level with his shoulders, and delicately paddled the air with his hands, which at once caused him to be drawn up out of his seat and elevated gently to a position about midway between the floor and the ceiling, where he came to an equilibrium and floated; a sensation not the less exquisite because of the screams of his fellow pupils, appalled by the miracle. Miss Spence herself was amazed and frightened, but he only smiled down carelessly up

ass she consistently incited and led the laughter at him whenever Professor Bartet singled him out for admonition in matters of feet and decorum. And but yesterday she had chid him for his slavish lack of memory in daring to offer her a greeting on the way to Sunday-school. "Well! I expect you must forgot I told you never to speak to me again! If I was a boy, I'd

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coldly, floated out through the hall to the front steps of the scho

crowd, led the band. Then he threw the baton so high that it disappeared from sight; but he went swiftly after it, a double delight, for he had not only the delicious sensation of rocketing safely up and up into the blue sky, but also that of standing in the crowd below, watching and admiring himself as he dwind

ce looking up from the crowd grew too vivid-unpleasantly vivid. She was beckoning

arjorie Jones was weeping to show how sorry she was that she had formerly slighted him, and throwing kisses to

city, and yet Miss Spence seemed to feel she still had the right to order him about as she did in the old days when he was an ordinary schoolboy. He

requirements for air floating is perfect silence on the part of the floater; but, finally, irritated beyond measure by Miss Sp

nd she was surprised and displeased to receive no answer although to the best of her knowledge and belief, he was looking fixedly at her. She repeated her question crisply, without visib

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outed suddenly. "Can't y