Just as the bell struck, a peculiar sweet smile shone over his face and he lifted his head a little and quickly said "Adsum!" and fell back. It was the word we used at school, when names were called; and lo, he, whose heart was that a little child, had answered his name and stood in the presence of The Master.
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
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