XII. THE RUSE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.

Chapter XII of the book "From Boyhood to Manhood: The Life of Benjamin Franklin" by William M. Thayer is presented. It highlights Benjamin's first anonymous article and his ruse discussion over it with the Courant Club. It also cites how the article created a sensation when Benjamin decided to publish it and put it in type. Moreover, it describes Benjamin's exultation and his brother's astonishment pertaining the article.