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THE WHISPERERS " Boys , what did I tell you ? " The schoolmaster spoke angrily . He was in trouble because his scholars would not study . Whenever his back was turned , they were sure to begin whispering to one another . " Girls , stop your whispering , I say . " But still they would whisper , and he could not prevent it . The afternoon was half gone , and the trouble was growing . Then the master thought of a plan . " Children , " he said , " we are going to play a new game . The next one that whispers must come out and stand in the middle of the floor . He must stand there until he sees some one else whisper . Then he will tell me , and the one whom he names must come and take his place . He , in turn , will watch and report the first one that he sees whisper . And so we will keep the game going till it is time for school to be dismissed . The boy or girl who is standing at that time will be punished for all of you . " " What will the punishment be , Mr . Johnson ? " asked a bold , bad boy . " A good thrashing , " answered the master . He was tired , he was vexed , he hardly knew what he said . The children thought the new game was very funny . First , Tommy Jones whispered to Billy Brown and was at once called out to stand on the floor . Within less than two minutes , Billy saw Mary Green whispering , and she had to take his place . Mary looked around and saw Samuel Miller asking his neighbor for a pencil , and Samuel was called . And so the fun went on until the clock showed that it lacked only ten minutes till school would be dismissed . Then all became very good and very careful , for no one wished to be standing at the time of dismissal . They knew that the master would be as good as his word . The clock ticked loudly , and Tommy Jones , who was standing up for the fourth time , began to feel very uneasy . He stood on one leg and then on the other , and watched very closely ; but nobody whispered . Could it be possible that he would receive that thrashing ? Suddenly , to his great joy he saw little Lucy Martin lean over her desk and whisper to the girl in front of her . Now Lucy was the pet of the school . Everybody loved her , and this was the first time she had whispered that day . But Tommy didn't care for that . He wished to escape the punishment , and so he called out , " Lucy Martin ! " and went proudly to his seat . Little Lucy had not meant to whisper . There was something which she wished very much to know before going home , and so , without thinking , she had leaned over and whispered just three little words . With tears in her eyes she went out and stood in the whisperer's place .
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