before long the bell rang. for the first time ever i saw students so immersed in their writing they had to be urged to go to lunch by their friends: “yo, lenny. come on. finish it later.”

next day everyone had excuse notes, not only from adam and eve but from god and lucifer. one girl defended the seduction of adam on the grounds that eve was tired of lying around paradise doing nothing, day in and day out. she was also tired of god sticking his nose into their business.

heated discussions followed about the relative guilt and sinfulness of adam and eve. no one said anything negative about god, though there were hints. he could have been more understanding of the plight of the first man and woman, said someone.

i asked the class to think about anyone in history who could use a good excuse note. i wrote suggestions on the board: eva braun, hitler’s girlfriend. julius and ethel rosenberg, executed for treason. judas. attila the hun. lee harvey oswald. al capone.

“yo, mr. mccourt, could you put teachers up there?” said a student.

and then i heard, “mr. mccourt, the principal is at the door.”

my heart sank as the principal entered, along with the superintendent of schools. neither acknowledged me. they walked up and down, peering at papers. the superintendent picked one up, showed it to the principal.

the superintendent frowned. the principal pursed his lips. on their way out, the principal said the superintendent would like to see me.

문법적으로 중요한거 지문 분석좀 해주세요 부탁드리요 ㅠㅠ 여러분의 힘이 필요합니다