Botchan (Master Darling)

A joke carried too far

Blunders in the class room once in a while caused me chagrin, but in about half an hour everything would clear out of my head.

Blunders in the class room once in a while caused me chagrin

as crooked as a dog's hind legs

I decided to take in a little of the town, and started walking about following my nose.

I saw him off at the Shimbashi Station, and have not set my eyes on him ever since

Kantaro was, it happens, a mollycoddle. Nevertheless he had the temerity to come over the fence to our yard and steal my chestnuts.

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Nothing made me feel more like a fool than returning to the boarding house at midnight after a fruitless watch

So I followed his advice. Porcupine appears somewhat smarter than I, and I have decided to accept whatever advices he may give