Unit2TheFunTheyHadMargieevenwroteaboutitthatnightinherdiary.OnthepageheadedMay?????桳?牷瑯?尠潔慤?潔浭?潦湵??敲污戠潯ⅫItwasaveryoldbook.Margie'sgrandfatheroncesaidthatwhenhewasalittleboyhisgrandfathertoldhimthattherewasatimewhenallstorieswereprintedonpaper.Theyturnedthepages,whichwereyellowandcrinkly,anditwasawfullyfunnytoreadwordsthatstoodstillinsteadofmovingthewaytheyweresupposedto—onascreen,youknow.Andthen,whentheyturnedbacktothepagebefore,ithadthesamewordsonitthatithadhadwhentheyreaditthefirsttime.Gee,saidTommy,Whatawaste!Whenyou'rethroughwiththebook,youjustthrowitaway,Iguess.Ourtelevisionscreenmusthaveamillionbooksonit湡?瑩??潧摯映牯瀠敬瑮?潭敲??潷汵湤??桴潲?瑩愠慷?Samewithmine,saidMargie.Shewaselevenandhadn'tseenasmanytelebooksasTommyhad.Hewasthirteen.?桓?慳摩?坜敨敲搠摩礠畯映湩?瑩Inmyhouse,hepointedwithoutlookingbecausehewasbusyreading.In桴?瑡楴?尠桗瑡??瑩愠潢瑵尠捓潨汯尮Margiewasscornful.SchoolWhat'stheretowriteaboutschoolIhat捳潨汯尮Margiealwayshatedschool,butnowshehateditmorethanever.ThemechanicalteacherhadbeengivinghertestaftertestingeographyandshehadbeendoingworseandworseuntilhermotherhadshakenherheadsorrowfullyandsentfortheCountyInspector.Hewasaroundlittlemanwitharedfaceandawholeboxoftoolswithdialsandwires.HesmiledatMargieandgaveheranapple,thentooktheteacherapart.Margiehadhopedhewouldn'tknowhowtoputittogetheragain,butheknewhowallright,and,afteranhourorso,thereitwasagain,largeandblackandugly,withabigscreenonwhichallthelessonswereshownandthequestionswereasked.Thatwasn'tsobad.ThepartMargiehatedmostwastheslotwhereshehadtoputhomeworklearnhermadetheycodepunchainoutthemwritetohadalwaysShepapers.testandwhenshewassixyearsold,andthemechanicalteachercalculatedthemarkinnotime.Margiewasdisappointed.Shehadbeenhopingtheywouldtaketheteacher睡祡愠瑬杯瑥敨?匠?桳?慳摩琠?潔浭?尠桗?潷汵?湡潹敮眠楲整愠潢瑵猠档潯屬Tommylookedatherwithverysuperioreyes,Becauseit'snotourkindofschool,stupid.Thisistheoldkindofschoolthattheyhadhundredsandhundreds景礠慥獲愠潧尮??摡敤?潬瑦汩?瀠潲潮湵楣杮琠敨眠牯?慣敲畦汬?尠敃瑮牵敩?条?Margiewashurt.Well,Idon'tknowwhatkindofschooltheyhadallthattimeago.Shereadthebookoverhisshoulderforawhile,thensaid,Anyway,they慨??整捡敨??卜牵?桴祥栠摡愠琠慥档牥?畢?瑩眠獡?璯愠爠来汵牡琠慥档牥?瑉眠獡愠洠湡尮??洠湡?睯挠畯摬愠洠湡戠??整捡敨屲Well,hejusttoldtheboysandgirlsthingsandgavethemhomeworkand獡敫?桴浥焠敵瑳潩獮尮尠?慭?獩?璯猠慭瑲攠潮杵?尠畓敲栠?獩?祍映瑡敨?湫睯?獡洠捵?獡洠?整捡敨?Margiewasn'tpreparedtodisputethat.Shesaid,Iwouldn'twantastrange慭?湩洠?潨獵?潴琠慥档洠?Tommyscreamedwithlaughter.Youdon'tknowmuch,Margie.Theteachersdidn'tliveinthehouse.Theyhadaspecialbuildingandallthekidswent桴牥???摮愠汬琠敨欠摩?敬牡敮?桴?慳敭琠楨杮尠畓敲?晩琠敨?敷敲琠敨猠浡?条?Butmymothersaysateacherhastobeadjustedtofitthemindsofeach潢?湡?楧汲椠?整捡敨?湡?桴瑡攠捡?楫?慨?潴戠?慴杵瑨搠晩敦敲瑮祬尮Theyweren'tevenhalf-finishedwhenMargie'smothercalled,Margie!捓潨汯尡?慍杲敩氠潯敫?灵?乜瑯礠瑥?慍浭?尠潎ⅷ?慳摩?獲?潊敮?尠湁?瑩??牰扯扡祬琠浩?潦?潔浭?琠潯尮捳潨汯afteryouwithmoresomebookthereadICanTommy,tosaidMargieMaybe,hesaidnonchalantly.Hewalkedawaywhistling,thedustyoldbooktuckedbeneathhisarm.Margiewentintotheschoolroom.Itwasrightnexttoherbedroom,andthemechanicalteacherwasonandwaitingforher.ItwasalwaysonatthesametimeeverydayexceptSaturdayandSunday,becausehermothersaidlittlegirlslearnedbetterifthe...