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There are still twelve scholars, and all but four have got through with their sand letters, and are at work at their 'a-b, ab, and 'b-a, ba. They'll get into spelling-books, sometime. Now, I'll end this long letter with telling you once more that you can't know how much good your money has done and will do, and say, Good-night, "NOLL TRAFFORD."
Boys and girls, each on their own side, disappeared through the gate; and the street was now silent as the grave. After a while, there came through the open window of the school first a sort of buzzing and humming and then a repetition in chorus, a rhythmical spelling aloud: b-u-t, but; t-e-r, ter: butter; B-a, Ba; b-e-l, bel: Babel; ever on and more and more noisily.
And Pelle himself, well he was coupled for good, it appeared to a dirty boy, covered with scrofulous sores, who pinched his arm every time he read his b-a ba, b-e be wrong. The only variation was an hour's daily examination in the tedious observations in the class-book, and the Saturday's uncouth hymn-repeating.
And it would curl down at Aunt Hetty's feet like a dog. She saved the wool every year, and spun it, and laid it away until she had enough. But I don't believe it went to school, although it could spell one word." "One word!" cried the little girl, in amaze. "What was that?" "Why b-a ba, of course. They said it could spell through the whole lesson, and I don't see why not.
And Pelle himself, well he was coupled for good, it appeared to a dirty boy, covered with scrofulous sores, who pinched his arm every time he read his b-a ba, b-e be wrong. The only variation was an hour's daily examination in the tedious observations in the class-book, and the Saturday's uncouth hymn-repeating.
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