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Mr. B. got his ears pinned back, as they used to say, the other day at school. His teacher, who is rather a stern disciplinarian, which is a good reason in itself for being careful around her, told the class they could not have recess because it was too cold. Mr. B., who is quite a bit like I was in school days of yore, especially in that he lives for recess, said he could not stop himself from piping up with, "It doesn’t seem too cold to me, Mrs. (X)." He agreed that he deserved his punishment–sitting out for five minutes at the next recess–and a note home for, as she put it, "arguing with me."