Chapter 20

Examination Evening and the Gilded Head

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  1. On a hot morning before vacation, small children trudge up a lane to the schoolhouse

    1 On a hot morning before vacation, small children trudge up a lane to the schoolhouse

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  2. On the boys' bench, the smaller boys swear in the signpainter's boy, who grins

    2 On the boys' bench, the smaller boys swear in the signpainter's boy, who grins

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  3. At eight in the evening the schoolhouse is lit and hung with garlands.

    3 At eight in the evening the schoolhouse is lit and hung with garlands.

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  4. Tom Sawyer freezes mid-speech on the edge of the performers' platform

    4 Tom Sawyer freezes mid-speech on the edge of the performers' platform

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  5. A dark-haired young lady stands still at the edge of the platform on Examination Evening.

    5 A dark-haired young lady stands still at the edge of the platform on Examination Evening.

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  6. The mayor hands the first prize to the dark-haired young lady for her Vision

    6 The mayor hands the first prize to the dark-haired young lady for her Vision

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  7. A gagged cat sinks from the ceiling scuttle, clawing the air above Mr. Dobbins's wig

    7 A gagged cat sinks from the ceiling scuttle, clawing the air above Mr. Dobbins's wig

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  8. A gagged grey tabby cat hangs on a string just above the schoolmaster's neat brown wig.

    8 A gagged grey tabby cat hangs on a string just above the schoolmaster's neat brown wig.

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  9. The cat whisks the wig away, and the schoolmaster's gilded bald head blazes like a lamp

    9 The cat whisks the wig away, and the schoolmaster's gilded bald head blazes like a lamp

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  10. The wig is gone, and the master's gilded bald head blazes in the lamplight

    10 The wig is gone, and the master's gilded bald head blazes in the lamplight

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