"I never said a word about rags, kid. You paint a picture of something you weren't even there for, I love it." And then when the kid dropped the erasures, the big man reached over and grabbed for an ear. Assuming he was able to, he'd latch on and guide him up, "Come on, Edward... that is your name, right? Stop being a jerk. You want me to kick you out, but that isn't punishment. Now pick up the erasures and do it, or I am getting the constable for your very disruptive behavior and you can deal with him instead of me." He let go, not intending to hurt any kid, but boy was Ed on his last nerve.

To the rest of the class he bellowed, "SILENCE. Get back to work. Now."

To Bram he said, "You did copy mostly correct, except you forgot it was subtraction. Try again."

And to the rest of the class again, he said, "Anyone who calls this boy a dunce in my school room loses all of their points they have already earned. No candy, no toys."