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Again he raised the whip , and struck the boy . `` Oh , please do n't ! '' begged Will . `` Honest I did n't fish except at noon hour , an ' I ate my lunch in one hand , and fished with the other , so I would n't waste any time . I only took half an hour , instead of three-quarters you said I could have at noon , and I went right to work hoein ' corn again . '' `` Humph ! That 's easy enough to say , '' spoke Mr. Hardee , `` but I do n't believe you .