The World According to Humphrey

That night, Humphrey implements his plan. Sliding down the table leg makes him queasy, but he thinks that “it would be worthwhile if [he] could get Aldo a girlfriend” (42). The climb up to the counter and the jump to the projector are precarious for a small animal, but Humphrey makes it. He places the clipping on the projector’s light table and turns it on. The information about the Moonlighters Club is projected on the wall. He barely makes it back into the cage before Aldo enters the classroom. Aldo turns off the projector but does a doubletake. He reads the ad. He appears interested but never mentions the ad again. Humphrey is frustrated, but at least he tried—unlike Sayeh. A week has passed, and she still has not spoken in class.

The next day, Mrs. Brisbane has a surprise for the class: a postcard from Ms. Mac. She is now working at a school in Brazil, and she misses the students—but according to the postcard, she misses Humphrey most of all. Humphrey is ecstatic.

The day progresses, and Sayeh still does not speak. Wait-for-the-Bell-Garth Tugwell makes rude noises when Mrs.