"More than twice?"
"I do not recollect exactly; I believe you have."
"Well, now, what do you think I ought to do next?"
The boys have nothing to say.
"Do you prefer sitting together, or are you willing to have me separate you?"
"We should rather sit together, sir, if you are willing," says George.
"I have no objection to your sitting together, if you could only resist the temptation to play. I want all the boys in the school to have pleasant seats."
There is a pause, the teacher hesitating what to do.
"Suppose, now, I were to make one more experiment, and let you try to be good boys in your present seat, would you really try?"
"Yes, sir," "Yes, sir, we will," are the replies.