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Then I would run through the students ' roll , and then be free to go home . Outrageous , indeed , to keep on chained to the school , staring at the empty space when he had nothing more to do , even though he was `` bought '' by a salary ! Other fellow teachers , however , meekly submitted to the regulation , and believing it not well for me , -- a new comer -- to fuss about it , I stood it . On my way home , I appealed to Porcupine as to the absurdity of keeping me there till three o'clock regardless of my having nothing to do in the school . He said `` Yes '' and laughed . But he became serious and in an advisory manner told me not to make many complaints about the school . `` Talk to me only , if you want to .