"
"And are you a good pupil?"
"Of course! I do everything well," said Smolin, calmly.
The bell began to bang as though it had been frightened and was
hastily running somewhere.
Sitting in school, Foma began to feel somewhat freer, and
compared his friends with the rest of the boys. He soon learned
that they both were the very best boys in school and that they
were the first to attract everybody's attention, even as the two
figures 5 and 7, which had not yet been wiped off the blackboard.
And Foma felt very much pleased that his friends were better than
any of the other boys.
They all went home from school together, but Yozhov soon turned
into some narrow side street, while Smolin walked with Foma up to
his very house, and, departing, said:
"You see, we both go home the same way, too."
At home Foma was met with pomp: his father made him a present of
a heavy silver spoon, with an ingenious monogram on it, and his
aunt gave him a scarf knitted by herself. They were awaiting him
for dinner, having prepared his favourite dishes for him, and as
soon as he took off his coat, seated him at the table and began
to ply him with questions.
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