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A current had drawn him toward this moment-a current as strong as Kuroshio had pulled him to Captain Whitfield and to America and now to the Bartlett School. Nothing was going to stop him from learning everything he could, especially about how to navigate the world's oceans. He was going to study hard. He was going to use good English and correct grammar and work hard on his spelling. He was going to pay attention to the teacher, not ask too many questions, and above all, he was not going to get into trouble.
He arrived early his first day. As he stood waiting for the school to open, he noticed a shiny coin on the ground in front of him. What, he wondered, was the right thing to do? Surely he couldn't just pick it up and keep it for himself? Or could he? Someone had lost this coin. He looked all around, but there was no one nearby. Perhaps whoever had lost it would come back and look for it. He should probably leave it.