CHAPTER X
SENT TO THE OFFICE
The next morning Bobby trudged off to school with Meg feeling, for the first time in his life, that he would rather do anything except go to school.
“You stay out and play,” he directed Meg when they reached the yard. “I’ll go up and see Miss Mason.”
He found the teacher at her desk. She looked neat and cool and self-possessed, and Bobby did not have any of those qualities at that moment.
“I’m sorry––I acted like that––yesterday at ’rithmetic,” faltered Bobby jerkily. “My mother says I musn’t be a poor loser.”
“All right, Robert, we’ll overlook that,” rejoined Miss Mason graciously. “I could see you were piqued because you failed. But is that all you have to tell me?”
Bobby stared at her.