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“I care about Henry. I care about how he does in my class. But more than that, I want him to like it. I want him to find a poem that makes him feel like each line is being etched into the inside of his ribs. Have you felt that, Mrs. Waldorf? Do you know what I mean?”
“No,” she says tightly. “You sound ridiculous.”
Humphrey laughs. The sound echoes. It makes her shiver.
“Yeah, I know,” he says. “But have I at least convinced you to let me try?”
or, blair finds an unlikely friend in her son’s english teacher, mr. humphrey