[ { "chunk": 138, "story": 25, "summary": "On the first day back at school the master calls the roll and reads the name of a girl who has died; her sister sobs and the school dunce brightly answers 'Dead, sir'.", "predicament": "Someone in charge of children calls out the name of one who has died, and a slow child answers it far too cheerfully." }, { "chunk": 139, "story": 25, "summary": "The master asks for quiet out of respect; the dunce asks what D stands for and is elbowed by a classmate.", "predicament": "When a respectful silence is asked for, a slow child blunders a second time, and a classmate punishes him for it." } ]