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326 But East's powers of remaining serious were exhausted, and in fire minutes he was saying the most ridiculous things he could think of till Tom was almost getting angry again.

Despite of himself however, he couldn't help laughing and giving it up. when East appealed to him with. "Well. Tom. you ain't going to punch my head. I hope, because I insist upon being sorry when you got to earth?"

And so their talk finished for that time, and they tried to learn first lesson; with very poor success, as appeared next morning, when they were called up and narrowly escaped being floored, which ill-luck, however, did not sit heavily on either of their souls.