,*APT] #h ,! ,?IEF #ahfbahfb ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE ,TEXT 3 ,! O!R CASE4 ,9 ! SUMM]1 :ILE REPAIRS W]E MAK+ 9 ! BUILD+1 A ,LEYD5 J> WAS TAK5 FROM ! PHYSICAL LABORATORY1 P5CILS SEV]AL TIMES W]E MISS+1 & BOOKS ALSO W]E MISS+ AT A TIME :5 NO C>P5T] OR PA9T] WAS AT WORK 9 ! BUILD+4 ,WE QUE/ION$ ! BOYS4 ,! BE/ S*OL>S1 ! FIR/ S*OL>S AT ?AT TIME1 OLD FRI5DS ( \RS1 R$D5$ & GREW SO CONFUS$ ?AT ANY MAGI/RATE W\LD HAVE BE5 CONV9C$ ?AT !IR CONFUSION WAS PRO( POSITIVE ( !IR GUILT4 ,BUT ,I KNEW !M1 & C\LD DEP5D ON !M AS ON MYSELF4 ,I COMPREH5D$ ?AT ! M]E ?\S4 ,!Y DECL>$ ?AT !Y W\LD TELL IF !Y KNEW1 BUT !Y REFUS$ TO SE>*4 ,AFT] A FEW DAYS ! ?IEF WAS DETECT$ A LAD.<#e.> BELONG+ TO A DI/ANT VILLAGE4 ,HE MADE AN ACCOMPLICE ( A PEASANT LAD :O CAME ) HIM FROM ! SAME VILLAGE7 & !Y TOGE!R HAD SECRET$ ! /OL5 >TICLES 9 A BOX4 ,?IS DISCOV]Y BR\S1 & AT ! SAME TIME CONTEMPT & PITY = ! ?IEVES4 ,WE IMPOS$ ON ! BOYS ! TASK ( NAM+ ! PUNI%M5T4 ,SOME WANT$ TO HAVE ! ?IEVES :IPP$1 BUT1 ( C\RSE1 BY !MSELVES2 O!RS PROPOS$ ?AT !Y %\LD WE> A PLAC>D TICKET$ ,?,I,E,F4 ,?IS PUNI%M5T1 ,I AM A%AM$ TO SAY1 HAD BE5 PROPOS$ BY \RSELVES ONCE BE=E1 & ! V]Y LAD :O A YE> BE=E HAD WORN A PLAC>D 9SCRIB$ ,L,I,>1 N[ ( ALL O!RS WAS ! ONE TO PROPOSE ! PLAC>DS = ! ?IEVES4 ,WE DECID$ ON ! PLAC>DS1 & :5 ONE ( ! GIRLS HAD EMBROID]$ !M1 ALL ! S*OL>S LOOK$ ON ) ANGRY PLEASURE1 & RIDICUL$ ! (F5D]S4 ,!Y PROPOS$ A /ILL MORE SEV]E PUNI%M5T3 0,TO TAKE !M TO ! VILLAGE1 & MAKE AN EXHIBITION ( !M ) ! PLAC>DS ON DUR+ ! HOLIDAY10 WAS !IR PROPOSAL4 ,! (F5D]S WEPT4 ,! PEASANT LAD :O HAD BE5 L$ AWAY BY ! O!R WAS A TAL5T$ /ORY-TELL] & HUMORI/1 A FAT1 :ITE-HAIR$ LITTLE SNIPP]-SNAPP]1 & HE CRI$ AS IF HIS HE>T W\LD BREAK1 AS H>D AS A *ILD C\LD CRY4 ,! O!R1 ! PR9CIPAL CRIM9AL1 A BOY ) A HAWK NOSE1 ) DRY FEATURES1 & AN 9TELLIG5T FACE1 GREW PALE1 HIS LIPS TREMBL$1 HIS EYES GL>$ WILDLY & ANGRILY AT HIS GAY COMPANIONS1 & HE OCCASIONALLY HID HIS FACE ON ACC\NT ( TE>S ?AT W]E UNNATURAL TO HIM4 ,HIS CAP1 ) TORN VISOR1 WAS PULL$ D[N TO ! NAPE ( HIS NECK2 HIS HAIR WAS 9 DISORD]2 HIS CLO!S W]E SOIL$ ) *ALK4 ,HIS :OLE APPE>ANCE /RUCK ME & ALL ( US ) ! SAME SURPRISE1 AS IF WE HAD SE5 IT = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,! CONTEMPTU\S LOOKS ( ALL RE/$ ON HIM4 ,& ?IS /UNG HIM TO ! QUICK4 ,:51 )\T LOOK+ R\ND1 BUT HANG+ HIS HEAD1 & ) ?AT MI5 PECULI> TO CRIM9ALS1 AS IT SEEM$ TO ME1 HE W5T (F HOME1 ) ! PACK ( BOYS *AS+ HIM1 & NAGG+ HIM 9 AN UNNATURAL & /RANGELY PITILESS FA%ION1 AS IF SOME EVIL SPIRIT 9FLU5C$ !M AGA9/ !IR WILL1 SOME?+ TOLD ME ?AT IT WAS ALL WRONG4 ,BUT ?+S W5T ON AS BE=E1 & ! ?IEF CAME = SEV]AL DAYS ) HIS PLAC>D4 ,BUT IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT FROM ?AT TIME HE BEGAN TO DEG5]ATE 9 HIS /UDIES1 & HE WAS NO LONG] SE5 TO TAKE P>T 9 ! GAMES & CONV]SE ( HIS COMPANIONS \TSIDE ! CLASS-ROOM4 ,:51 ONE DAY1 ,I W5T 9TO CLASS1 ALL ! S*OL>S TOLD ME ) HORROR ?AT HE HAD BE5 /EAL+ AGA94 ,HE HAD /OL5 TW5TY COPP] KOPECKS FROM ! TEA*]'S ROOM1 & !Y HAD CAUD2 AGA9 BEGAN ! SAME UGLY SC5E4 ,I GAVE HIM A LECTURE1 AS ALL DISCIPL9>IANS >E ACCU/OM$ TO DO4 ,N[ !RE HAPP5$ TO BE PRES5T A GR[N-UP BOY1 A *ATT]]1 & HE BEGAN TO LECTURE HIM1 REPEAT+ WORDS SU* AS HE HAD UNQUE/IONABLY HE>D FROM HIS FA!R1 :O WAS A F>M]4.<#f.> 0,HE HAS /OL5 ONCE1 HE HAS /OL5 TWICE10 HE SAID 9 A CLE> & DELIB]ATE VOICE4 0,IT HAS BECOME A HABIT2 IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD40 ,I BEGAN TO GR[ VEX$4 ,I FELT ALMO/ ANGRY AGA9/ ! ?IEF4 ,BUT AS ,I LOOK$ 9TO ! CULPRIT'S FACE1 :I* WAS MORE PALE1 WRET*$1 PASSIONATE1 & H>D ?AN EV]1 ,I SEEM$ TO SEE ! FACE ( A CONVICT1 & IT SUDD5LY APPE>$ TO ME SO WRONG & ODI\S1 ?AT ,I TOOK (F ! /UPID PLAC>D2 ,I TOLD HIM TO GO :]EV] HE PLEAS$1 & ,I SUDD5LY FELT ! CONVICTION FELT IT1 NOT ?R\< MY 9TELLECT1 BUT 9 MY :OLE BE+ ?AT ,I HAD NO RIE S\L-SECRETS HIDD5 FROM US ON :I* LIFE1 BUT NOT REGULATIONS & PUNI%M5TS1 MAY ACT4 ,& :AT NONS5SE6 ,A BOY HAD /OL5 A BOOK1 BY :AT A LONG1 COMPLICAT$ PROCESS ( FEEL+S1 ?\D$ AS REASONABLE1 H]E 9 ?IS WORLD1 ,I SAY1 WE HAVE M51 !MSELVES UND] S5T5CE1 >ROGAT+ TO !MSELVES ! RI