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if he had footache, to which he could only tacitly respond withflushing cheeks.Once a friend of his in the school administration waspromoting boy scouts. He offered to pay half for the uniforms ofneedy students (which amounted to $12.50 per suit). At that timethe boy, as an upper student, should have joined. But he had nocourage to ask Mother for money and resorted to a feelerpropagandarhetoric. As Mother’s purse was empty like awashout, she remained unenthusiastic. This brought him no littledespair. Had he revealed the true situation to the sports master,that friend would have gone out of his way to help. But, his selfrespectforbade him. He could but bear the sin of disobedience bytelling his teacher his disinterest in scouting. Nevertheless, theboy was also vain-glorious, and he would forlornly peep from aclassroom window-chink at all the upper-class pupils putting ontheir smart uniforms – to his exasperation. Sometimes one or twoclassmates chanced to step into the classroom. This he straightlytook to be a show-off and challenge to him. From this incidentyou can fancy how indescribably bitter he had felt within forfailing to procure the twelve-and-a-half dollars.The boy was slow of tongue and surely not good at speakingup. Particularly, before the opposite sex and strangers, he wouldbe at a loss. When he entered school at nine he found himself amale in an all-girls school, including the teachers. One day heneeded quick relief, but being abashed, he held his peace until hecould hold it no longer and let it all loose. This resulted in apuddle of water on the floor which drew the notice of a gentlelady and, through her, the principal. Fortunately, far fromrebuking, she dealt with the sheepish boy in a corner withunderstanding and consolation. She asked the same lady to takehim away for a change. This gave him at least a breathing space.From a boy he had not had the will power as this incident shows,and he had grown up to be like that. He had no gift of speech, nor15