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With as much dignity as was possible under the circumstances, James stepped to the teacher's desk and rang the bell.
This was hardly necessary, for out of curiosity all the scholars had promptly followed the young teacher into the school-room and taken their seats.
After the introductory exercises, James made a brief address to the scholars: