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 beds were collected a purse without money, a papercase, pen-boxes, penholders, string, pencils, pencilcases, pocket-knives, etc. One boy had in his pocket some dirty sweets; he began to clean them with water from the wash-hand basin, but being a cream sweet the water wetted it and it dissolved. The other boys mockingly cried out about bis stupidity, and said that he ought to buy acid drops whose acidity was not too strong. Harry stood without moving, he did not fulfil the order of the little boy. In his purse he had (much) the money for the expenses of the whole quarter, and he did not wish to empty his pocket; but nevertheless he felt very frightened. The little boy cried out—“Hurry! hurry! We must sing, because we are boys who are inclined to sing, and love singing and dancing. Bring me a rope; we must hang this boy in order to see his legs dance.” Suddenly the boys threw themselves upon him crying that he had already used too much of their patience, goodness, affability, friendship, etc. “We are Russians from Russia, English from England, Germans from Germany, and you insult us.” He turned pale, his eyes closed, and he feared to be killed. But ho! great happiness. Harry suddenly opened his eyes, and realized with great joy that he was at home in his own bed—

It was only an unpleasant dream.