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He was his own master and superbly indifferent to the flight of time . With him attendance at school was a thing of more or less incidental obligation . `` We 'll catch it all right , '' said Mop with dark foreboding . `` He was awful mad last time and said he 'd lick any one who came late again and keep him in for noon too . '' The prospect was sufficiently gloomy . `` Aw , let 's hurry up anyway , '' cried Larry , who during his school career had achieved a perfect record for prompt and punctual attendance . In ever deepening dejection the discussion proceeded until at length Mop came forward with a daring suggestion .