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"John." Someone whispered. "John, are you in there?"
"No, Peter, I'm not." John said sarcastically.
"Aw, come on, John, you aren't holding a grudge against Dad are you?" Peter asked.
"Of course I am!" John said. "And I want revenge!"
"John, you've already gotten into enough trouble. You're lucky Dad didn't send you off to be apprenticed or law school! Arthur Davis said his brother got sent to law school when he snuck out of school, and he said that Jack said they whip you for one little mistake on a document and they make you do everything in an organized fashion!" Wendy whispered.
"Yeah. And Henry said that he would much rather be in school than with Master Jens." Peter added. John rolled over on his bed and looked at his closed door where his siblings were whispering to him.
"I don't care if I get sent away to be put under some master's thumb or sent to law school. I'll just escape. I can escape from any scrape I get into and I always will be able to. I just want revenge!" He said. Peter and Wendy looked at each other. John was only getting himself into more trouble.
"Whatever you say, John. But one day you'll be in a scrape you can't get out of and then you'll really be in trouble!" Wendy said.
"Look, I want to get back at Dad. Are you guys in or out?" John asked. The twins exchanged a glance.
"In." They said together.
"Good." John said as he opened the door.
"But how are we going to get back at Dad?" Peter asked.
"Oh, I don't know." John said, shrugging.
"We could put a dead fish in his boots." Wendy suggested.
"No, too fishy. Smelly, too." Said Peter. "What about pouring cold water on him to wake him up?"
"No, too wet." Wendy pointed out.
"Okay, well how about mud in his bed?" John asked. The twins shook their heads.
"Okay! I've got it!" John said. "We hide a fish and some old cheese near the fireplace! That way, when the house starts to heat up, it'll smell like old cheese and fish! Sure, we'll have to smell it, too, but it'll be worth it just to get back at Dad!" Wendy and Peter nodded in agreement. Their revenge plan was set.
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