"Oh gracious! look there!" interrupted Johnny again. "Look at Boney Woods! What's he a-doin'?"
Boney had his book propped up in front of him. His head was bowed studiously over his lesson, but his lesson was farthest from his thoughts. He had cut a piece of leather from the top of his boot-leg, and was making a pair of spectacles.
"Oh, never mind him. Come on, and let's learn this. I've got through half the day all right, and don't want to spoil it all now. Rhode Island is bounded on the north by Massachusetts, on the east by Massachusetts and Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Atlantic—"
"I say, Jode," interrupted his seat-mate, "I can pick up three marbles at a time with my toes."
"So could I," answered Jode, "if I didn't have my shoes on."
"Bet you couldn't!"
"Bet I could!"
"Take 'em off and try," coaxed Johnny.
"Well, I'll just show you," retorted Jode.
There was a class in algebra at the board, and the teacher was very busy explaining some problem. "Let x equal the length of the fish," he was saying. Jode raised his foot carefully and began to untie his shoe.