Summary

Chapter 10: Brother Leon calls an assembly after chapel. Archie believes he delivers an award-winning performance lamenting about school spirit and tradition at Trinity. A handful of Brother Leon’s helpers bring in posters with each boy’s name on it to hang on the wall. Brother Leon explains that the posters are where the totals will be tallied and kept so all can see who is doing their part.

At The Vigils meeting Archie tells Carter and the other members he has pledged support for the chocolate sale and support for Brother Leon’s efforts. No one in The Vigils is happy that Archie has gotten them mixed up in it or that Archie took the ultimate authority to pledge the support of The Vigils.

Chapter 11: One boy touched his desk in Room 19. Then, everyone's desk began to fall apart. Cormier describes the sound and...