Old Master Tate gave Tansy Thorne a piece of paper with the simple English words he had taught that day, telling her to read them aloud at home.
Jacqueline Spann came down the mountain with a basket of firewood on her back. Beside her was a boy of thirteen or fourteen—Phoenix Golding's nephew, Wade Golding. He and Jacqueline got along quite well, but he was a bit slow and easily provoked. His temperament was similar to Jim Thorne's, but he couldn't fight nearly as well and was much more of a coward.
"Here, take all this firewood. That way, my aunt won't yell at you."
