Chapter XIII: Master Page

The new satchel—Otis homesick—Ronald’s impatience—The 201
academy commences—Incidents of the first day—Oscar a
monitor—Why Otis and Ronald were not seated
together—Lewis Daniels—The boy who didn’t care for
Marcus—Ronald’s nickname—Jessie Hapley—Why she went
to the academy—“Trying to be somebody”—Abby
Leonard—Eating chalk and drinking vinegar—Mr. Upton’s
sickness—Marcus principal _pro tem._—An alarming
proposal—He accedes to it—His experience as
principal—The troublesome boys—Marcus re-seats
them—The snow image—Charlie Wilder—A statue in
snow—What is required to make a statue—Drawing—A
specimen by Charlie—His wish gratified—An anonymous
note—Interdicted keys—Oscar at fault—The
rebuke—Ronald’s mischievousness—Snapping nut
shells—His punishment—His seat changed—An increase of
lessons proposed—Required for his mental discipline,
and to keep him out of mischief—Otis in school—A hard
sum—What Marcus told Georgiana—Why the same direction
would not answer for Otis—The difference in
scholars—The stimulus of shame successfully applied