And
he's very much hurt with little Maurice Levy, too. He said that
he was sure that even Penrod would be glad to have him for a
member of their little club if it weren't for Maurice--and I
think he spoke of Roddy Bitts, too."
The fact that the two remaining members were coloured was omitted
from this discourse which leads to the deduction that Georgie had
not mentioned it.
"Georgie said all the other boys liked him very much," Mrs.
Bassett continued, "and that he felt it his duty to join the
club, because most of them were so anxious to have him, and he is
sure he would have a good influence over them. He really did
speak of it in quite a touching way, Mrs. Williams. Of course, we
mothers mustn't brag of our sons too much, but Georgie REALLY
isn't like other boys. He is so sensitive, you can't think how
this little affair has hurt him, and I felt that it might even
make him ill. You see, I HAD to respect his reason for wanting to
join the club. And if I AM his mother"--she gave a deprecating
little laugh--"I must say that it seems noble to want to join not
really for his own sake but for the good that he felt his
influence would have over the other boys.
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