“And is he prepared to take the oath?”
“He is prepared.”
“Raise your right hand in the Scout Salute,” Mr. Ellsworth said to Tom.
Then Worry Sage stepped forward and repeated the oath, Tom following him, line by line:
On my honor I will do my best—
To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the scout law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally
straight.
“How say you? Is this applicant familiar with the law?” asked the scoutmaster.
“He is familiar with the law and finds it good.”
“Let the law be read.”
Worry Sage read the first law, which was the one Tom broke when he stole Mary Temple’s ball.
“You find this law good?” asked the scout-master.