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Saint Lucy.
Saturday was a busy and a happy time to Jack, for in the morning Mr.
Acton came to see him, having heard the story overnight, and promised to keep Bob's secret while giving Jack an acquittal as public as the reprimand had been.

Then he asked for the report which Jack had bravely received the day before and put away without showing to anybody.
"There is one mistake here which we must rectify," said Mr.Acton, as he crossed out the low figures under the word "Behavior," and put the much-desired 100 there.
"But I did break the rule, sir," said Jack, though his face glowed with pleasure, for Mamma was looking on.
"I overlook that as I should your breaking into my house if you saw it was on fire.

You ran to save a friend, and I wish I could tell those fellows why you were there.

It would do them good.