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but he did n't say a word . Neither did Jack speak , though he knew papa was looking at him ; he just kept right on eating very fast . He said afterward he 'd have eaten the whole pudding , had it been before him , for he was so nervous he did n't really know what he was doing ; but he got redder and redder in the face , and presently he choked , -- a regular snort ! I immediately flew up and pounded him on the back ; but papa made me sit down again , and as soon as Jack had stopped coughing violently , he said , `` Leave the table , sir , and come to my study to-morrow morning at nine o'clock . '' I think , had we dared , we could all have roared with laughter as Jack got up and walked out of the room ; not because we did n't feel sorry for him , for we did , -- I especially , knowing how it was he got into this scrape , -- but he did look _ so _ funny ! I do n't know why it is , but Jack is a person that makes one laugh without his intending in the least to be funny ; it 's the way he does things . I ca n't begin to tell you how I urged Jack to tell papa why it was he had gotten into that fight .