"YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME!" FELIX SAID

ANGRILY.

"I WOULDN'T DREAM OF DOING ANY SUCH THING, " GERALD REPLIED. "I ONLY WANT YOU TO THE REALITY OF YOUR SITUATION."

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"AND WHAT IS THAT?" THE BOY DEMANDED.

"YOU ARE A BOY WHO IS NOW ENROLLED IN A GIRL'S SCHOOL MISS LOUISE'S SEMINARY FOR YOUNG GIRLS TO BE EXACT. YOU CAN'T VERY WELL

BE A STUDENT HERE AND EXPECT TO WEAR BOY'S CLOTHES, CAN YOU?"

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"NO "THE LAD SAID AFTER A MOMENT OF THOUGHT. "BUT I DONT WANT TO BE ENROLLED IN A GIRL'S SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE."

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"WHY, IT'S A VERY NICE SCHOOL, SAID GERALD. "AND MISS LOUISE HERE IS A SWEET, KIND, GENEROUS PERSON WHO MEANS YOU NO HARM.

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"THANK YOU, GERALDINE," SAID MISS LOU-

ISE.

"SO WHY ARE YOU BEING SO HARD TO GET ALONG WITH?" GERALD INQUIRED.

"BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WEAR GIRL'S CLOTHES AND ATTEND A GIRL'S SCHOOL, "FELIX COMPLAINED BITTERLY. "I WANT TO BE A BOY. I HATE GIRL'S CLOTHES."

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