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Mrs. Gonorowsky then withdrew , leaving a kindly sentiment in Teacher 's heart and an atmosphere of ironing-boards and onions in the hall . On the following morning Sadie returned to her `` light-faced '' teacher , and for one whole day hostilities were suspended . But on the morning after this truce Eva was absent from her accustomed place and Sadie blandly disclaimed all knowledge of her whereabouts . After the noon recess a pathetic little figure wavered in the doorway with one arm in a sling and one eye in a poultice . The remaining eye was fixed in deep reproach on the face of Isidore Belchatosky , the Adonis of the class , and the eye was the eye of Eva . `` Eva ! '' exclaimed Teacher , `` oh , Eva , what can you have been doing ?