Still, discretion is a wise thing and word-slinging is undoubtedly a form of art much used in high scholastic circles.

Also there had been a remark about a simple sum in arithmetic which was, to say the least, disquieting.

With a bursting sigh, the small sinner scrambled to his feet, reached for the hated books, and disappeared rapidly in the direction of the halls of learning.
Meanwhile the stranger, unconscious of the moral awakening behind him, plodded wearily up the steep and sunny hill.

As he is our hero we shall not describe him.

There is no hurry, and there will be other occasions upon which he will appear to better advantage.