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The Half-Back

CHAPTER VII
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I used to be very fond of the woods on Mount Adam when I was a boy here at Hillton, and knew every tree in it." They were walking on toward the village, Remsen rolling his bicycle beside him.
"It's a long while since then, I suppose, sir ?" queried Joel.
"I graduated from Hillton ten years ago this coming June.

I rowed stroke in the boat that spring, and we won from Eustace by an eighth of a mile.
And we nearly burned old Masters down to the ground with our Roman candles and sky rockets.

You room there, don't you, March ?" "Yes, sir; Number 34." "That was Billy Mathews's room that year.

Some time if you look under the carpet you'll find a depression in the middle of the floor.

That's where Billy made a bonfire one night and offered up in sacrifice all his text-books.


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