"A11 right - I'll wait" spoke Bert quietly. "I'm not afraid."

By this time they were at the school, and it was nearly time for the
last bell to ring. Danny went off to join some of his particular chums,
shaking his fist at Bert as he went.

CHAPTER VIII
BERT SEES SOMETHING

LESSONS were not very well learned that first day in school, but this is
generally the case when the Fall term opens after the Summer vacation.

Just as were the Bobbsey twins, nearly all the other pupils were
thinking of what good times they had had in the country, or at the
seashore, and in consequence little attention was paid to reading,
spelling, arithmetic and geography.

But Principal Tetlow and his teachers were prepared for this, and they
were sure that, in another day or so, the boys and girls would settle
down and do good owrk [sic]. Many of the children were in new rooms and
different classes, and this did not make them feel so much "at home" as
before vacation.

Nan Bobbsey's first duty, after reporting to her new teacher, was to go
to the kindergarten room, and ask the teacher there if Flossie and
Freddie might sit together.

"You see," Nan explained, "this is really their first real school work.
They attended a few times before, but did not stay long."