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Ralph really felt sorry for the boy, hampered as he was by his youth and his mother.
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Whatβs the use of having a motorcycle if you canβt go tearing around staying out late?β Ralph asked reasonably.
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It should have been enough. He should have been content to stay home without venturing out into the world looking for speed and excitement. Outside in the hall Ralph heard
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remembered to use the hand brakes I hit a tree and took an awful spill.
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The thought that the boy was sure to miss his motorcycle and start looking for it kept Ralph tossing and turning behind the apple core until, stuffed and exhausted, he finally fell asleep.
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Never mind the danger, never mind what his mother thought. This was living. This was what he wanted to do. On and on and on.
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Ralph curled up on a heap of shredded Kleenex and took a good long nap. When he awoke refreshed, his first thought was of the motorcycle.
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The clock grumbled and groaned and managed to strike the hour. Nine oβclock! The time almost had come. The stroke of nine was followed by the slow sad notes of music that lingered and died mysteriously in the distance every night at this time. βDid you hear that?β the man asked the boy. βIt was the bugle at camp playing taps.β So thatβs what that music is, thought Ralph, who had puzzled over those notes all summer. When the boy did not answer, his mother said, βCome on, Garf, cheer up. Youβre going to have a lot of fun at camp.β βMaybe,β answered Garf, βbut I doubt it.β The father looked annoyed. βYou wonβt have any fun if you take that attitude,β he
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