superiorcompassion
.
'
If
he
would
only
read
our
books
,
and
enter
into
poetry
and
delight
in
it
;
but
it
is
all
nonsense
to
him
,
'
said
Ethel
.
'
I
ca
n't
think
how
people
can
be
so
different
;
but
oh
!
here
he
comes
.
Ritchie
,
you
should
not
come
upon
us
before
we
are
aware
.
'
'
What
?
I
should
have
heard
no
good
of
myself
?
'
'
Great
good
,
'
said
Margaret
—
'
she
was
telling
me
you
would
make
a
neat-handed
woman
of
her
in
time
.
'
'
I
do
n't
see
why
she
should
not
be
as
neat
as
other
people
,
'
said
Richard
,
gravely
.
'
Has
she
been
telling
you
our
plan
?
'
And
it
was
again
happily
discussed
;
Ethel
,
satisfied
by
finding
him
fully
set
upon
the
design
,
and
Margaret
,
giving
cordial
sympathy
and
counsel
.
When
Ethel
was
called
away
,
Margaret
said
,
'
I
am
so
glad
you
have
taken
it
up
,
not
only
for
the
sake
of
Cocksmoor
,
but
of
Ethel
.
It
is
good
for
her
not
to
spend
her
high
soul
in
dreams
.
'
'
I
am
afraid
she
does
not
know
what
she
undertakes
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
She
does
not
;
but
you
will
keep
her
from
being
turned
back
.
It
is
just
the
thing
to
prevent
her
energies
from
running
to
waste
,
and
her
being
so
much
with
you
,
and
working
under
you
,
is
exactly
what
one
would
have
chosen
.
'
'
By
contraries
!
'
said
Richard
,
smiling
.
'
That
is
what
I
was
afraid
of
.
I
do
n't
half
understand
or
follow
her
,
and
when
I
think
a
thing
nonsense
,
I
see
you
all
calling
it
very
fine
,
and
I
do
n't
know
what
to
make
of
it
—
'
'
You
are
making
yourself
out
more
dull
than
you
are
,
'
said
Margaret
,
affectionately
.
'
I
know
I
am
stupid
,
and
seem
tame
and
cold
,
'
said
Richard
,
'
and
you
are
the
only
one
that
does
not
care
about
it
.
That
is
what
makes
me
wish
Norman
was
the
eldest
.
If
I
were
as
clever
as
he
,
I
could
do
so
much
with
Ethel
,
and
be
so
much
more
to
papa
.
'
'
No
,
you
would
not
.
You
would
have
other
things
in
your
head
.
You
would
not
be
the
dear
,
dear
old
Ritchie
that
you
are
.
You
would
not
be
a
calm
,
cautious
,
steady
balance
to
the
quicksilver
heads
some
of
us
have
got
.
No
,
no
,
Norman
's
a
very
fine
fellow
,
a
very
dear
fellow
,
but
he
would
not
do
half
so
well
for
our
eldest
—
he
is
too
easily
up
,
and
down
again
.
'
'
And
I
am
getting
into
my
old
way
of
repining
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
I
do
n't
mind
so
much
,
since
my
father
has
at
least
one
son
to
be
proud
of
,
and
I
can
be
of
some
use
to
him
now
.
'
'
Of
the
greatest
,
and
to
all
of
us
.
I
am
so
glad
you
can
stay
after
Christmas
,
and
papa
was
pleased
at
your
offering
,
and
said
he
could
not
spare
you
at
all
,
though
he
would
have
tried
,
if
it
had
been
any
real
advantage
to
you
.
'
'
Well
,
I
hope
he
will
approve
.
I
must
speak
to
him
as
soon
as
I
can
find
him
with
his
mind
tolerably
disengaged
.
'
The
scene
that
ensued
that
evening
in
the
Magic
Lantern
before
Margaret
's
bed
,
did
not
promise
much
for
the
freedom
of
her
father
's
mind
.
Harry
entered
with
a
resolute
manner
.
'
Margaret
,
I
wanted
to
speak
to
you
,
'
said
he
,
spreading
himself
out
,
with
an
elbow
on
each
arm
of
the
chair
.
'
I
want
you
to
speak
to
papa
about
my
going
to
sea
.
It
is
high
time
to
see
about
it
—
I
shall
be
thirteen
on
the
fourth
of
May
.
'
'
And
you
mean
it
seriously
,
Harry
?
'
'
Yes
,
of
course
I
do
,
really
and
truly
;
and
if
it
is
to
come
to
pass
,
it
is
time
to
take
measures
.
Do
n't
you
see
,
Margaret
?
'
'
It
is
time
,
as
you
say
,
'
answered
Margaret
,
reflectingly
,
and
sadly
surveying
the
bright
boy
,
rosy
cheeked
,
round
faced
,
and
blue
eyed
,
with
the
childish
gladsomeness
of
countenance
,
that
made
it
strange
that
his
lot
in
life
should
be
already
in
the
balance
.
'
I
know
what
you
will
all
tell
me
,
that
it
is
a
hard
life
,
but
I
must
get
my
own
living
some
way
or
other
,
and
I
should
like
that
way
the
best
,
'
said
he
,
earnestly
.
'
Should
you
like
to
be
always
far
from
home
?
'
'
I
should
come
home
sometimes
,
and
bring
such
presents
to
Mary
,
and
baby
,
and
all
of
you
;
and
I
do
n't
know
what
else
to
be
,
Margaret
.
I
should
hate
to
be
a
Doctor
—
I
ca
n't
be
abide
sick
people
;
and
I
could
n't
write
sermons
,
so
I
ca
n't
be
a
Clergyman
;
and
I
wo
n't
be
a
lawyer
,
I
vow
,
for
Harvey
Anderson
is
to
be
a
lawyer
—
so
there
's
nothing
left
but
soldiers
and
sailors
,
and
I
mean
to
be
a
sailor
!
'
'
Well
,
Harry
,
you
may
do
your
duty
,
and
try
to
do
right
,
if
you
are
a
sailor
,
and
that
is
the
point
.
'
'
Aye
,
I
was
sure
you
would
not
set
your
face
against
it
,
now
you
know
Alan
Ernescliffe
.
'
'
If
you
were
to
be
like
him
—
'
Margaret
found
herself
blushing
,
and
broke
off
.
'
Then
you
will
ask
papa
about
it
?
'
'
You
had
better
do
so
yourself
.
Boys
had
better
settle
such
serious
affairs
with
their
fathers
,
without
setting
their
sisters
to
interfere
.
What
's
the
matter
,
Harry
—
you
are
not
afraid
to
speak
to
papa
?
'
'
Only
for
one
thing
,
'
said
Harry
.
'
Margaret
,
I
went
out
to
shoot
pee-wits
last
Saturday
with
two
fellows
,
and
I
ca
n't
speak
to
papa
while
that
's
on
my
mind
.
'
'
Then
you
had
better
tell
him
at
once
.
'
'
I
knew
you
would
say
so
;
but
it
would
be
like
a
girl
,
and
it
would
be
telling
of
the
two
fellows
.
'
'
Not
at
all
;
papa
would
not
care
about
them
.
'
'
You
see
,
'
said
Harry
,
twisting
a
little
,
'
I
knew
I
ought
not
;
but
they
said
I
was
afraid
of
a
gun
,
and
that
I
had
no
money
.
Now
I
see
that
was
chaff
,
but
I
did
n't
then
,
and
Norman
was
n't
there
.
'
'
I
am
so
glad
you
have
told
me
all
this
,
Harry
dear
,
for
I
knew
you
had
been
less
at
home
of
late
,
and
I
was
almost
afraid
you
were
not
going
on
quite
well
.
'
'
That
's
what
it
is
,
'
said
Harry
.
'
'
I
ca
n't
stand
things
at
all
,
and
I
ca
n't
go
moping
about
as
Norman
does
.
I
ca
n't
live
without
fun
,
and
now
Norman
is
n't
there
,
half
the
time
it
turns
to
something
I
am
sorry
for
afterwards
.
'
'
But
,
Harry
,
if
you
let
yourself
be
drawn
into
mischief
here
for
want
of
Norman
,
what
would
you
do
at
sea
?
'
'
I
should
be
an
officer
!
'
'
I
am
afraid
,
'
said
Margaret
,
smiling
,
'
that
would
not
make
much
difference
inside
,
though
it
might
outside
.
You
must
get
the
self-control
,
and
leave
off
being
afraid
to
be
said
to
be
afraid
.
'
Harry
fidgetted
.
'
I
should
start
fresh
,
and
be
out
of
the
way
of
the
Andersons
,
'
he
said
.
'
That
Anderson
junior
,
is
a
horrid
fellow
—
he
spites
Norman
,
and
he
bullied
me
,
till
I
was
big
enough
to
show
him
that
it
would
not
do
—
and
though
I
am
so
much
younger
,
he
is
afraid
of
me
.
He
makes
up
to
me
,
and
tries
to
get
me
into
all
the
mischief
that
is
going
.
'
'
And
you
know
that
,
and
let
him
lead
you
?
Oh
,
Harry
!
'
'
I
do
n't
let
him
lead
me
,
'
said
Harry
,
indignantly
,
'
but
I
wo
n't
have
them
say
I
ca
n't
do
things
.
'
Margaret
laughed
,
and
Harry
presently
perceived
what
she
meant
,
but
instead
of
answering
,
he
began
to
boast
,
'
There
never
was
a
May
in
disgrace
yet
,
and
there
never
shall
be
.
'
'
That
is
a
thing
to
be
very
thankful
for
,
'
said
Margaret
,
'
but
you
know
there
may
be
much
harm
without
public
disgrace
.
I
never
heard
of
one
of
the
Andersons
being
in
disgrace
yet
.
'
'
No
—
shabby
fellows
,
that
just
manage
to
keep
fair
with
old
Hoxton
,
and
make
a
show
,
'
said
Harry
.
'
They
look
at
translations
,
and
copy
old
stock
verses
.
O
,
it
was
such
fun
the
other
day
.
What
do
you
think
?
Norman
must
have
been
dreaming
,
for
he
had
taken
to
school
,
by
mistake
,
Richard
's
old
Gradus
that
Ethel
uses
,
and
there
were
ever
so
many
rough
copies
of
hers
sticking
in
it
.
'
'
Poor
Ethel
!
What
consternation
she
would
be
in
!
I
hope
no
one
found
it
out
.
'
'
Why
,
Anderson
junior
,
was
gaping
about
in
despair
for
sense
for
his
verses
—
he
comes
on
that
,
and
slyly
copies
a
whole
set
of
her
old
ones
,
done
when
she
—
Norman
,
I
mean
—
was
in
the
fifth
form
.
His
subject
was
a
river
,
and
hers
Babylon
;
but
,
altering
a
line
or
two
,
it
did
just
as
well
.
He
never
guessed
I
saw
him
,
and
thought
he
had
done
it
famously
.
He
showed
them
up
,
and
would
have
got
some
noted
good
mark
,
but
that
,
by
great
good
luck
,
Ethel
had
made
two
of
her
pentameters
too
short
,
which
he
had
n't
the
wit
to
find
out
,
thinking
all
Norman
did
must
be
right
.
So
he
has
shown
up
a
girl
's
verses
—
is
n't
that
rare
?
'
cried
Harry
,
dancing
on
his
chair
with
triumph
.
'
I
hope
no
one
knows
they
were
hers
?
'
'
Bless
you
,
no
!
'
said
Harry
,
who
regarded
Ethel
's
attainments
as
something
contraband
.
'
D'ye
think
I
could
tell
?
No
,
that
's
the
only
pity
,
that
he
ca
n't
hear
it
;
but
,
after
all
,
I
do
n't
care
for
anything
he
does
,
now
I
know
he
has
shown
up
a
girl
's
verses
.
'
'
Are
these
verses
of
poor
Ethel
's
safe
at
home
?
'
'
Yes
,
I
took
care
of
that
.
Mind
you
do
n't
tell
anyone
,
Margaret
;
I
never
told
even
Norman
.
'
'
But
all
your
school-fellows
ar
n't
like
these
?
You
have
Hector
Ernescliffe
.
'
'
He
's
a
nice
fellow
enough
,
but
he
is
little
,
and
down
in
the
school
.
'
Twould
be
making
a
fourth
form
of
myself
to
be
after
him
.
The
fact
is
,
Margaret
,
they
are
a
low
,
ungentlemanly
lot
just
now
,
about
sixth
and
upper
fifth
form
,
'
said
Harry
,
lowering
his
voice
into
an
anxious
confidential
tone
;
'
and
since
Norman
has
been
less
amongst
them
,
they
've
got
worse
;
and
you
see
,
now
home
is
different
,
and
he
is
n't
like
what
he
was
,
I
'm
thrown
on
them
,
and
I
want
to
get
out
of
it
.
I
did
n't
know
that
was
it
before
,
but
Richard
showed
me
what
set
me
on
thinking
of
it
,
and
I
see
she
knew
all
about
it
.
'
'
That
she
did
!
There
is
a
great
deal
in
what
you
say
,
Harry
,
but
you
know
she
thought
nothing
would
be
of
real
use
but
changing
within
.
If
you
do
n't
get
a
root
of
strength
in
yourself
,
your
ship
will
be
no
better
to
you
than
school
—
there
will
be
idle
midshipmen
as
well
as
idle
school
boys
.
'
'
Yes
,
I
know
,
'
said
Harry
;
'
but
do
you
think
papa
will
consent
?
She
would
not
have
minded
.
'
'
I
ca
n't
tell
.
I
should
think
he
would
;
but
if
any
scheme
is
to
come
to
good
,
it
must
begin
by
your
telling
him
of
the
going
out
shooting
.
'
Harry
sighed
.
'
I
'd
have
done
it
long
ago
if
she
was
here
,
'
he
said
.
'
I
never
did
anything
so
bad
before
without
telling
,
and
I
do
n't
like
it
at
all
.
It
seems
to
come
between
him
and
me
when
I
wish
him
good
night
.
'
'
Then
,
Harry
,
pray
do
tell
him
.
You
'll
have
no
comfort
if
you
do
n't
.
'
'
I
know
I
sha
n't
;
but
then
he
'll
be
so
angry
!
And
,
do
you
know
,
Margaret
,
'
twas
worse
than
I
told
you
,
for
a
covey
of
partridges
got
up
,
and
unluckily
I
had
got
the
gun
,
and
I
fired
and
killed
one
,
and
that
was
regular
poaching
,
you
know
!
And
when
we
heard
some
one
coming
,
how
we
did
cut
!
Ax
—
the
other
fellow
,
I
mean
,
got
it
,
and
cooked
it
in
his
bed-room
,
and
ate
it
for
supper
;
and
he
laughs
about
it
,
but
I
have
felt
so
horrid
all
the
week
!
Suppose
a
keeper
had
got
a
summons
!
'
'
I
can
only
say
again
,
the
only
peace
will
be
in
telling
.
'
'
Yes
;
but
he
will
be
so
angry
.
When
that
lot
of
fellows
a
year
or
two
ago
,
did
something
like
it
,
and
shot
some
of
the
Abbotstoke
rabbits
,
do
n't
you
remember
how
much
he
said
about
its
being
disgraceful
,
and
ordering
us
never
to
have
anything
to
do
with
their
gunnery
?
And
he
will
think
it
so
very
bad
to
have
gone
out
on
a
lark
just
now
!
O
,
I
wish
I
had
n't
done
it
.
'
'
So
do
I
,
indeed
,
Harry
!
but
I
am
sure
,
even
if
he
should
be
angry
at
first
,
he
will
be
pleased
with
your
confessing
.
'
Harry
looked
very
reluctant
and
disconsolate
,
and
his
sister
did
not
wonder
—
for
Dr.
May
's
way
of
hearing
of
a
fault
was
never
to
be
calculated
on
.
'
Come
,
Harry
,
'
said
she
,
'
if
he
is
ever
so
angry
,
though
I
do
n't
think
he
will
be
,
do
you
think
that
will
be
half
as
bad
as
this
load
at
your
heart
?
Besides
,
if
you
are
not
bold
enough
to
speak
to
him
,
do
you
think
you
can
ever
be
brave
enough
for
a
sailor
?
'
'
I
will
,
'
said
Harry
,
and
the
words
were
hardly
spoken
,
before
his
father
's
hand
was
on
the
door
.
He
was
taken
by
surprise
at
the
moment
of
trial
coming
so
speedily
,
and
had
half
a
mind
to
retreat
by
the
other
door
;
he
was
stayed
by
the
reflection
that
Margaret
would
think
him
a
coward
,
unfit
for
a
sailor
,
and
he
made
up
his
mind
to
endure
whatever
might
betide
.
'
Harry
here
?
This
is
company
I
did
not
expect
.
'
'
Harry
has
something
to
say
to
you
,
papa
.
'
'
Eh
!
my
boy
,
what
is
it
?
'
said
he
,
kindly
.
'
Papa
,
I
have
killed
a
partridge
.
Two
fellows
got
me
to
hire
a
gun
,
and
go
out
shooting
with
them
last
Saturday
,
'
said
Harry
,
speaking
firmly
and
boldly
now
he
had
once
begun
.
'
We
meant
only
to
go
after
pee-wits
,
but
a
partridge
got
up
,
and
I
killed
it
.
'
Then
came
a
pause
.
Harry
stopped
,
and
Dr.
May
waited
,
half
expecting
to
hear
that
the
boy
was
only
brought
to
confession
,
by
finding
himself
in
a
scrape
.
Margaret
spoke
.
'
And
he
could
not
be
happy
till
he
had
told
you
.
'
'
Is
it
so
?
Is
that
the
whole
?
'
said
the
Doctor
,
looking
at
his
son
with
a
keen
glance
,
between
affection
and
inquiry
,
as
if
only
waiting
to
be
sure
the
confession
was
free
,
before
he
gave
his
free
forgiveness
.
'
Yes
,
papa
,
'
said
Harry
,
his
voice
and
lip
losing
their
firmness
,
as
the
sweetness
of
expression
gained
the
day
on
his
father
's
face
.
'
Only
that
I
know
—
'
twas
very
wrong
—
especially
now
—
and
I
am
very
sorry
—
and
I
beg
your
pardon
.
'
The
latter
words
came
between
sighs
,
fast
becoming
sobs
,
in
spite
of
Harry
's
attempts
to
control
them
,
as
his
father
held
out
his
arm
,
and
drew
him
close
to
him
.
'
That
's
mamma
's
own
brave
boy
,
'
he
said
in
his
ear
—
in
a
voice
which
strong
feeling
had
reduced
to
such
a
whisper
,
that
even
Margaret
could
not
hear
—
she
only
saw
how
Harry
,
sobbing
aloud
,
clung
tighter
and
tighter
to
him
,
till
he
said
,
'
Take
care
of
my
arm
!
'
and
Harry
sprung
back
at
least
a
yard
,
with
such
a
look
of
dismay
,
that
the
Doctor
laughed
.
'
No
harm
done
!
'
said
he
.
'
I
was
only
a
little
in
dread
of
such
a
young
lion
!
Come
back
,
Harry
,
'
and
he
took
his
hand
.
'
It
was
a
bad
piece
of
work
,
and
it
will
never
do
for
you
to
let
yourself
be
drawn
into
every
bit
of
mischief
that
is
on
foot
;
I
believe
I
ought
to
give
you
a
good
lecture
on
it
,
but
I
ca
n't
do
it
,
after
such
a
straightforward
confession
.
You
must
have
gone
through
enough
in
the
last
week
,
not
to
be
likely
to
do
it
again
.
'
'
Yes
,
papa
—
thank
you
.
'
'
I
suppose
I
must
not
ask
you
any
questions
about
it
,
for
fear
of
betraying
the
fellows
,
'
said
Dr.
May
,
half
smiling
.
'
Thank
you
,
papa
,
'
said
Harry
,
infinitely
relieved
and
grateful
,
and
quite
content
for
some
space
to
lean
in
silence
against
the
chair
,
with
that
encircling
arm
round
him
,
while
some
talk
passed
between
his
father
and
Margaret
.
What
a
world
of
thought
passed
through
the
boy
's
young
soul
in
that
space
!
First
,
there
was
a
thrill
of
intense
,
burning
love
to
his
father
,
scarcely
less
fondness
to
his
sweet
motherly
sister
;
a
clinging
feeling
to
every
chair
and
table
of
that
room
,
which
seemed
still
full
of
his
mother
's
presence
;
a
numbering
over
of
all
the
others
with
ardent
attachment
,
and
a
flinging
from
him
with
horror
the
notion
of
asking
to
be
far
away
from
that
dearest
father
,
that
loving
home
,
that
arm
that
was
round
him
.
Anything
rather
than
be
without
them
in
the
dreary
world
!
But
then
came
the
remembrance
of
cherished
visions
,
the
shame
of
relinquishing
a
settled
purpose
,
the
thought
of
weary
morrows
,
with
the
tempters
among
his
playmates
,
and
his
home
blank
and
melancholy
;
and
the
roaming
spirit
of
enterprise
stirred
again
,
and
reproached
him
with
being
a
baby
,
for
fancying
he
could
stay
at
home
for
ever
.
He
would
come
back
again
with
such
honours
as
Alan
Ernescliffe
had
brought
,
and
oh
!
if
his
father
so
prized
them
in
a
stranger
,
what
would
it
be
in
his
own
son
?
Come
home
to
such
a
greeting
as
would
make
up
for
the
parting
!
Harry
's
heart
throbbed
again
for
the
boundless
sea
,
the
tall
ship
,
and
the
wondrous
foreign
climes
,
where
he
had
so
often
lived
in
fancy
.
Should
he
,
could
he
speak
;
was
this
the
moment
?
and
he
stood
gazing
at
the
fire
,
oppressed
with
the
weighty
reality
of
deciding
his
destiny
.
At
last
Dr.
May
looked
in
his
face
,
'
Well
,
what
now
,
boy
?
You
have
your
head
full
of
something
—
what
's
coming
next
?
'
Out
it
came
,
'
Papa
,
will
you
let
me
be
a
sailor
?
'
'
Oh
!
'
said
Dr.
May
,
'
that
is
come
on
again
,
is
it
?
I
thought
that
you
had
forgotten
all
that
.
'
'
No
,
Papa
,
'
said
Harry
,
with
the
manly
coolness
that
the
sense
of
his
determination
gave
him
—
'
it
was
not
a
mere
fancy
,
and
I
have
never
had
it
out
of
my
head
.
I
mean
it
quite
in
earnest
—
I
had
rather
be
a
sailor
.
I
do
n't
wish
to
get
away
from
Latin
and
Greek
,
I
do
n't
mind
them
;
but
I
think
I
could
be
a
better
sailor
than
anything
.
I
know
it
is
not
all
play
,
but
I
am
willing
to
rough
it
;
and
I
am
getting
so
old
,
it
is
time
to
see
about
it
,
so
will
you
consent
to
it
,
papa
?
'
'
Well
!
there
's
some
sense
in
your
way
of
putting
it
,
'
said
Dr.
May
.
'
You
have
it
strong
in
your
head
then
,
and
you
know
'
tis
not
all
fair
weather
work
!
'
'
That
I
do
;
Alan
told
me
histories
,
and
I
've
read
all
about
it
;
but
one
must
rough
it
anywhere
,
and
if
I
am
ever
so
far
away
,
I
'll
try
not
to
forget
what
's
right
.
I
'll
do
my
duty
,
and
not
care
for
danger
.
'
'
Well
said
,
my
man
;
but
remember
'
tis
easier
talking
by
one
's
own
fire-side
,
than
doing
when
the
trial
comes
.
'
'
And
will
you
let
me
,
papa
?
'
'
I
'll
think
about
it
.
I
ca
n't
make
up
my
mind
as
"
quick
as
directly
,
"
you
know
,
Harry
,
'
said
his
father
,
smiling
kindly
,
'
but
I
wont
treat
it
as
a
boy
's
fancy
,
for
you
've
spoken
in
a
manly
way
,
and
deserve
to
be
attended
to
.
'
'
Now
run
down
,
and
tell
the
girls
to
put
away
their
work
,
for
I
shall
come
down
in
a
minute
to
read
prayers
.
'
Harry
went
,
and
his
father
sighed
and
mused
!
'
That
's
a
fine
fellow
!
So
this
is
what
comes
of
bringing
sick
sailors
home
—
one
's
own
boys
must
be
catching
the
infection
.
Little
monkey
,
he
talks
as
wisely
as
if
he
were
forty
!
He
is
really
set
on
it
,
do
you
think
,
Margaret
?
I
'm
afraid
so
!
'
'
I
think
so
,
'
said
Margaret
;
'
I
do
n't
think
he
ever
has
it
out
of
his
mind
!
'
'
And
when
the
roving
spirit
once
lays
hold
of
a
lad
,
he
must
have
his
way
—
he
is
good
for
nothing
else
,
'
said
Dr.
May
.
'
I
suppose
a
man
may
keep
from
evil
in
that
profession
,
as
well
as
in
any
other
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
Aha
!
you
are
bit
too
,
are
you
?
'
said
the
Doctor
;
'
tis
the
husbandman
and
viper
,
is
it
?
Then
his
smile
turned
into
a
heavy
sigh
,
as
he
saw
he
had
brought
colour
to
Margaret
's
pale
cheek
,
'
but
she
answered
calmly
,
'
Dear
mamma
did
not
think
it
would
be
a
bad
thing
for
him
.
'
'
I
know
,
'
said
the
Doctor
,
pausing
;
'
but
it
never
came
to
this
with
her
.
'
'
I
wish
he
had
chosen
something
else
;
but
'
—
and
Margaret
thought
it
right
to
lay
before
her
father
some
part
of
what
he
had
said
of
the
temptations
of
the
school
at
Stoneborough
.
The
Doctor
listened
and
considered
;
at
last
he
rose
,
and
said
,
'
Well
,
I
'll
set
Ritchie
to
write
to
Ernescliffe
,
and
hear
what
he
says
.
What
must
be
,
must
be
.
'
Tis
only
asking
me
to
give
up
the
boy
,
that
's
all
;
'
and
as
he
left
the
room
,
his
daughter
again
heard
his
sigh
and
half-uttered
words
,
'
O
Maggie
,
Maggie
.
'
CHAPTER
X
.
'
A
tale
Would
rouse
adventurous
courage
in
a
boy
,
And
make
him
long
to
be
a
mariner
,
That
he
might
rove
the
main
.
'
Southey
.
Etheldred
had
the
satisfaction
of
seeing
the
Taylors
at
school
on
Sunday
,
but
no
Halls
made
their
appearance
,
and
,
on
inquiry
,
she
was
told
,
'
Please
ma'am
,
they
said
they
would
not
come
;
'
so
Ethel
condemned
Granny
Hall
as
'
a
horrid
,
vile
,
false
,
hypocritical
old
creature
!
It
was
no
use
having
any
thing
more
to
do
with
her
.
'
'
Very
well
,
'
said
Richard
;
'
then
I
need
not
speak
to
my
father
.
'
'
Ritchie
now
!
you
know
I
meant
no
such
thing
!
'
'
You
know
,
it
is
just
what
will
happen
continually
.
'
'
Of
course
there
will
be
failures
,
but
this
is
so
abominable
,
when
they
had
those
nice
frocks
,
and
those
two
beautiful
eighteen-penny
shawls
!
There
are
three
shillings
out
of
my
pound
thrown
away
!
'
'
Perhaps
there
was
some
reason
to
prevent
them
.
We
will
go
and
see
.
'
'
We
shall
only
hear
some
more
palavering
.
I
want
to
have
no
more
to
say
to
—
'
but
here
Ethel
caught
herself
up
,
and
began
to
perceive
what
a
happiness
it
was
that
she
had
not
the
power
of
acting
on
her
own
impulses
.
The
twins
and
their
little
brother
of
two
years
old
were
Christened
in
the
afternoon
,
and
Flora
invited
the
parents
to
drink
tea
in
the
kitchen
,
and
visit
Lucy
,
while
Ethel
and
Mary
each
carried
a
baby
up-stairs
to
exhibit
to
Margaret
.
Richard
,
in
the
meantime
,
had
a
conversation
with
John
Taylor
,
and
learnt
a
good
deal
about
the
district
,
and
the
number
of
the
people
.
At
tea
,
he
began
to
rehearse
his
information
,
and
the
Doctor
listened
with
interest
,
which
put
Ethel
in
happy
agitation
,
believing
that
the
moment
was
come
,
and
Richard
seemed
to
be
only
waiting
for
the
conclusion
of
a
long
tirade
against
those
who
ought
to
do
something
for
the
place
,
when
behold
!
Blanche
was
climbing
on
her
father
's
knee
,
begging
for
one
of
his
Sunday
stories
.
Etheldred
was
cruelly
disappointed
,
and
could
not
at
first
rejoice
to
see
her
father
able
again
to
occupy
himself
with
his
little
girl
.
The
narration
,
in
his
low
tones
,
roused
her
from
her
mood
of
vexaation
.
It
was
the
story
of
David
,
which
he
told
in
language
scriptural
and
poetical
,
so
pretty
and
tender
in
its
simplicity
,
that
she
could
not
choose
but
attend
.
Ever
and
anon
there
was
a
glance
towards
Harry
,
as
if
he
were
secretly
likening
his
own
'
yellow
haired
laddie
'
to
the
'
shepherd
boy
,
ruddy
,
and
of
a
fair
countenance
.
'
'
So
Tom
and
Blanche
,
'
he
concluded
,
'
can
you
tell
me
how
we
may
be
like
the
shepherd-boy
,
David
?
'
'
There
ar
n't
giants
now
,
'
said
Tom
.
'
Wrong
is
a
giant
,
'
said
his
little
sister
.
'
Right
,
my
white
May-flower
,
and
what
then
?
'
'
We
are
to
fight
,
'
said
Tom
.
'
Yes
,
and
mind
,
the
giant
with
all
his
armour
may
be
some
great
thing
we
have
to
do
:
but
what
did
David
begin
with
when
he
was
younger
?
'
'
The
lion
and
the
bear
.
'
'
Aye
,
and
minding
his
sheep
.
Perhaps
little
things
,
now
you
are
little
children
,
may
be
like
the
lion
and
the
bear
—
so
kill
them
off
—
get
rid
of
them
—
cure
yourself
of
whining
or
dawdling
,
or
whatever
it
be
,
and
mind
your
sheep
well
,
'
said
he
,
smiling
sweetly
in
answer
to
the
children
's
earnest
looks
as
they
caught
his
meaning
,
and
if
you
do
,
you
will
not
find
it
near
so
hard
to
deal
with
your
great
giant
struggle
when
it
comes
.
'
Ah
!
thought
Ethel
,
it
suits
me
as
well
as
the
children
.
I
have
a
great
giant
on
Cocksmoor
,
and
here
I
am
,
not
allowed
to
attack
him
,
because
,
perhaps
,
I
am
not
minding
my
sheep
,
and
letting
my
lion
and
my
bear
run
loose
about
the
house
.
She
was
less
impatient
this
week
,
partly
from
the
sense
of
being
on
probation
,
and
partly
because
she
,
in
common
with
all
the
rest
,
was
much
engrossed
with
Harry
's
fate
.
He
came
home
every
day
at
dinner-time
with
Norman
to
ask
if
Alan
Ernescliffe
's
letter
had
come
;
and
at
length
Mary
and
Tom
met
them
open-mouthed
with
the
news
that
Margaret
had
it
in
her
room
.
Thither
they
hastened
.
Margaret
held
it
out
with
a
smile
of
congratulation
.
'
Here
it
is
,
Harry
;
papa
said
you
were
to
have
it
,
and
consider
it
well
,
and
let
him
know
,
when
you
had
taken
time
.
You
must
do
it
soberly
.
It
is
once
for
all
.
'
Harry
's
impetuosity
was
checked
,
and
he
took
the
letter
quietly
.
His
sister
put
her
hand
on
his
shoulder
,
'
Would
you
mind
my
kissing
you
,
dear
Harry
?
'
and
as
he
threw
his
arms
round
her
neck
,
she
whispered
,
'
Pray
that
you
may
choose
right
.
'
He
went
quietly
away
,
and
Norman
begged
to
know
what
had
been
Alan
Ernescliffe
's
advice
.
'
I
can
scarcely
say
he
gave
any
direct
advice
,
'
said
Margaret
;
'
he
would
not
have
thought
that
called
for
.
He
said
,
no
doubt
there
were
hardships
and
temptations
,
more
or
less
,
according
to
circumstances
;
but
,
weighing
one
thing
with
another
,
he
thought
it
gave
as
fair
a
chance
of
happiness
as
other
professions
,
and
the
discipline
and
regularity
had
been
very
good
for
himself
,
as
well
as
for
many
others
he
had
known
.
He
said
,
when
a
man
is
willing
to
go
wrong
there
is
much
to
help
him
,
but
when
he
is
resolved
on
doing
right
,
he
need
not
be
prevented
.
'
'
That
is
what
you
may
say
of
anything
,
'
said
Norman
.
'
Just
so
;
and
it
answered
papa
's
question
,
whether
it
was
exposing
Harry
to
more
temptation
than
he
must
meet
with
anywhere
.
That
was
the
reason
it
was
such
a
comfort
to
have
anyone
to
write
to
,
who
understands
it
so
well
.
'
'
Yes
,
and
knows
Harry
's
nature
.
'
'
He
said
he
had
been
fortunate
in
his
captains
,
and
had
led
,
on
the
whole
,
a
happy
life
at
sea
;
and
he
thought
if
it
was
so
with
him
,
Harry
was
likely
to
enjoy
it
more
,
being
of
a
hardy
adventurous
nature
,
and
a
sailor
from
choice
,
not
from
circumstances
.
'
'
Then
he
advised
for
it
?
I
did
not
think
he
would
;
you
know
he
will
not
let
Hector
be
a
sailor
.
'
'
He
told
me
he
thought
only
a
strong
natural
bent
that
way
made
it
desirable
,
and
that
he
believed
Hector
only
wished
it
from
imitation
of
him
.
He
said
too
,
long
ago
,
that
he
thought
Harry
cut
out
for
a
sailor
.
'
'
A
spirited
fellow
!
'
said
Norman
,
with
a
look
of
saddened
pride
and
approval
,
not
at
all
like
one
so
near
the
same
age
.
'
He
is
up
to
anything
,
afraid
of
nothing
,
he
can
lick
any
boy
in
the
school
already
.
It
will
be
worse
than
ever
without
him
!
'
'
Yes
,
you
will
miss
your
constant
follower
.
He
has
been
your
shadow
ever
since
he
could
walk
.
But
there
's
the
clock
,
I
must
not
keep
you
any
longer
;
good-bye
,
Norman
.
'
Harry
gave
his
brother
the
letter
as
soon
as
they
were
outside
the
house
,
and
while
he
read
it
,
took
his
arm
and
guided
him
.
'
Well
,
'
said
Norman
as
he
finished
.
'
It
is
all
right
,
'
said
Harry
;
and
the
two
brothers
said
no
more
;
there
was
something
rising
up
in
their
throats
at
the
thought
that
they
had
very
few
more
walks
to
take
together
to
Bishop
Whichcote
's
school
;
Norman
's
heart
was
very
full
at
the
prospect
of
another
vacancy
in
his
home
,
and
Harry
's
was
swelling
between
the
ardour
of
enterprise
and
the
thought
of
bidding
good-bye
to
each
familiar
object
,
and
,
above
all
,
to
the
brother
who
had
been
his
model
and
admiration
from
babyhood
.
'
June
!
'
at
length
he
broke
out
,
'
I
wish
you
were
going
too
.
I
should
not
mind
it
half
so
much
if
you
were
.
'
'
Nonsense
,
Harry
!
you
want
to
be
July
after
June
all
your
life
,
do
you
?
You
'll
be
much
more
of
a
man
without
me
.
'
That
evening
Dr.
May
called
Harry
into
his
study
to
ask
him
if
his
mind
was
made
up
;
he
put
the
subject
fairly
before
him
,
and
told
him
not
to
be
deterred
from
choosing
what
he
thought
would
be
for
the
best
by
any
scruples
about
changing
his
mind
.
'
We
shall
not
think
a
bit
the
worse
of
you
;
better
now
,
than
too
late
.
'
There
was
that
in
his
face
and
tone
that
caused
Harry
to
say
,
in
a
stifled
voice
,
'
I
did
not
think
you
would
care
so
much
,
papa
;
I
wo
n't
go
,
if
you
do
.
'
Dr.
May
put
his
hand
on
his
shoulder
,
and
was
silent
.
Harry
felt
a
strange
mixture
of
hope
and
fear
,
joy
and
grief
,
disappointment
and
relief
.
'
You
must
not
give
it
up
on
that
account
,
my
dear
,
'
he
said
at
length
;
'
I
should
not
let
you
see
this
,
if
it
did
not
happen
at
a
time
when
I
ca
n't
command
myself
as
I
ought
.
If
you
were
an
only
son
,
it
might
be
your
duty
to
stay
;
being
one
of
many
,
'
tis
nonsense
to
make
a
rout
about
parting
with
you
.
If
it
is
better
for
you
,
it
is
better
for
all
of
us
;
and
we
shall
do
very
well
when
you
are
once
fairly
gone
.
Do
n't
let
that
influence
you
for
a
moment
.
'
Harry
paused
,
not
that
he
doubted
,
but
he
was
collecting
his
energies
—
'
Then
,
papa
,
I
choose
the
Navy
.
'
'
Then
it
is
done
,
Harry
.
You
have
chosen
in
a
dutiful
,
unselfish
spirit
,
and
I
trust
it
will
prosper
with
you
;
for
I
am
sure
your
father
's
blessing
—
aye
,
and
your
mother
's
too
,
go
with
you
!
Now
then
,
'
after
a
pause
,
'
go
and
call
Richard
.
I
want
him
to
write
to
Ernescliffe
about
that
naval
school
.
You
must
take
your
leave
of
the
Whichcote
foundation
on
Friday
.
I
shall
go
and
give
Dr.
Hoxton
notice
tomorrow
,
and
get
Tom
's
name
down
instead
.
'
And
when
the
name
of
Thomas
May
was
set
down
,
Dr.
Hoxton
expressed
his
trust
that
it
would
pass
through
the
school
as
free
from
the
slightest
blemish
as
those
of
Richard
,
Norman
,
and
Harry
May
.
Now
that
Harry
's
destiny
was
fixed
,
Ethel
began
to
think
of
Cocksmoor
again
,
and
she
accomplished
another
walk
there
with
Richard
,
Flora
,
and
Mary
,
to
question
Granny
Hall
about
the
children
's
failure
.
The
old
woman
's
reply
was
a
tissue
of
contradictions
:
the
girls
were
idle
hussies
,
all
contrary
:
they
plagued
the
very
life
out
of
her
,
and
she
represented
herself
as
using
the
most
frightful
threats
,
if
they
would
not
go
to
school
.
Breaking
every
bone
in
their
skin
was
the
least
injury
she
promised
them
;
till
Mary
,
beginning
to
think
her
a
cruel
old
woman
,
took
hold
of
her
brother
's
coat-tails
for
protection
.
'
But
I
am
afraid
,
Mrs.
Hall
,
'
said
Richard
,
in
that
tone
which
might
be
either
ironical
or
simple
,
'
if
you
served
them
so
,
they
would
never
be
able
to
get
to
school
at
all
,
poor
things
.
'
'
Bless
you
,
Sir
,
d'ye
think
I
'd
ever
lay
a
finger
near
them
;
it
's
only
the
way
one
must
talk
to
children
,
you
see
,
'
said
she
,
patronizing
his
inexperience
.
'
Perhaps
they
have
found
that
out
,
'
said
Richard
.
Granny
looked
much
entertained
,
and
laughed
triumphantly
and
shrewdly
,
'
aye
,
aye
,
that
they
have
,
the
lasses
—
they
be
sharp
enough
for
anything
,
that
they
be
.
Why
,
when
I
tell
little
Jenny
that
there
's
the
black
man
coming
after
her
,
what
does
she
do
but
she
ups
and
says
,
'
Granny
,
I
know
'
tis
only
the
wind
in
the
chimney
.
'
'
Then
I
do
n't
think
it
seems
to
answer
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
Just
suppose
you
were
to
try
for
once
,
really
punishing
them
when
they
wo
n't
obey
you
,
perhaps
they
would
do
it
next
time
.
'
'
Why
,
Sir
,
you
see
I
do
n't
like
to
take
the
stick
to
them
;
they
've
got
no
mother
,
you
see
,
Sir
.
'
Mary
thought
her
a
kind
grandmother
,
and
came
out
from
behind
her
brother
.
'
I
think
it
would
be
kinder
to
do
it
for
once
.
What
do
you
think
they
will
do
as
they
grow
older
,
if
you
do
n't
keep
them
in
order
when
they
are
little
?
'
This
was
foresight
beyond
Granny
Hall
,
who
began
to
expatiate
on
the
troubles
she
had
undergone
in
their
service
,
and
the
excellence
of
Sam
.
There
was
certainly
a
charm
in
her
manners
,
for
Ethel
forgot
her
charge
of
ingratitude
,
the
other
sisters
were
perfectly
taken
with
her
,
nor
could
they
any
of
them
help
giving
credence
to
her
asseverations
that
Jenny
and
Polly
should
come
to
school
next
Sunday
.
They
soon
formed
another
acquaintance
;
a
sharp-faced
woman
stood
in
their
path
,
with
a
little
girl
in
her
hand
,
and
arrested
them
with
a
low
curtsey
,
and
not
a
very
pleasant
voice
,
addressing
herself
to
Flora
,
who
was
quite
as
tall
as
Richard
,
and
appeared
the
person
of
most
consequence
.
'
If
you
please
,
Miss
,
I
wanted
to
speak
to
you
.
I
have
got
a
little
girl
here
,
and
I
want
to
send
her
to
school
,
only
I
have
no
shoes
for
her
.
'
'
Why
surely
,
if
she
can
run
about
here
on
the
heath
,
she
can
go
to
school
,
'
said
Flora
.
'
Oh
!
but
there
is
all
the
other
children
to
point
at
her
.
The
poor
thing
would
be
daunted
,
you
see
,
Miss
;
if
I
could
but
get
some
friend
to
give
her
a
pair
of
shoes
,
I
'd
send
her
in
a
minute
.
I
want
her
to
get
some
learning
;
as
I
am
always
saying
,
I
'd
never
keep
her
away
,
if
I
had
but
got
the
clothes
to
send
her
in
.
I
never
lets
her
be
running
on
the
common
,
like
them
Halls
,
as
it
's
a
shame
to
see
them
in
nice
frocks
,
as
Mrs.
Hall
got
by
going
hypercriting
about
.
'
'
What
is
your
name
?
'
said
Richard
,
cutting
her
short
.
'
Watts
,
if
you
please
,
Sir
;
we
heard
there
was
good
work
up
here
,
Sir
,
and
so
we
came
;
but
I
'd
never
have
set
foot
in
it
if
I
had
known
what
a
dark
heathenish
place
it
is
,
with
never
a
Gospel
minister
to
come
near
it
,
'
and
a
great
deal
more
to
the
same
purpose
.
Mary
whispered
to
Flora
something
about
having
out-grown
her
boots
,
but
Flora
silenced
her
by
a
squeeze
of
the
hand
,
and
the
two
friends
of
Cocksmoor
felt
a
good
deal
puzzled
.
At
last
Flora
said
,
'
You
will
soon
get
her
clothed
if
she
comes
regularly
to
school
on
Sundays
,
for
she
will
be
admitted
into
the
club
;
I
will
recommend
her
if
she
has
a
good
character
and
comes
regularly
.
Good
morning
,
Mrs.
Watts
.
Now
we
must
go
,
or
it
will
be
dark
before
we
get
home
.
'
And
they
walked
hastily
away
.
'
Horrid
woman
!
'
was
Ethel
's
exclamation
.
'
But
,
Flora
,
'
said
innocent
Mary
,
'
why
would
you
not
let
me
give
the
little
girl
my
boots
?
'
'
Perhaps
I
may
,
if
she
is
good
and
comes
to
school
,
'
said
Flora
.
'
I
think
Margaret
ought
to
settle
what
you
do
with
your
boots
,
'
said
Richard
,
not
much
to
Flora
's
satisfaction
.
'
It
is
all
the
same
,
'
she
said
.
'
If
I
approve
,
Margaret
will
not
object
.
'
'
How
well
you
helped
us
out
,
Flora
,
'
said
Ethel
;
'
I
did
not
know
in
the
least
what
to
say
.
'
'
It
will
be
the
best
way
of
testing
her
sincerity
,
'
said
Flora
,
'
and
at
least
it
will
do
the
child
good
;
but
I
congratulate
you
on
the
promising
aspect
of
Cocksmoor
.
'
'
We
did
not
expect
to
find
a
perfect
place
,
'
said
Ethel
;
'
if
it
were
,
it
would
be
of
no
use
to
go
to
it
.
'
Ethel
could
answer
with
dignity
,
but
her
heart
sank
at
the
aspect
of
what
she
had
undertaken
.
She
knew
there
would
be
evil
,
but
she
had
expected
it
in
a
more
striking
and
less
disagreeable
form
.
That
walk
certainly
made
her
less
impatient
,
though
it
did
not
relax
her
determination
,
nor
the
guard
over
her
lion
and
bear
,
which
her
own
good
feeling
,
aided
by
Margaret
's
counsel
,
showed
her
were
the
greatest
hindrances
to
her
doing
anything
good
and
great
.
Though
she
was
obliged
to
set
to
work
so
many
principles
and
reflections
to
induce
herself
to
wipe
a
pen
,
or
to
sit
straight
on
her
chair
,
that
it
was
like
winding
up
a
steam-engine
to
thread
a
needle
;
yet
the
work
was
being
done
—
she
was
struggling
with
her
faults
,
humbled
by
them
,
watching
them
,
and
overcoming
them
.
Flora
,
meanwhile
,
was
sitting
calmly
down
in
the
contemplation
of
the
unexpected
services
she
had
rendered
,
confident
that
her
character
for
energy
and
excellence
was
established
,
believing
it
herself
,
and
looking
back
on
her
childish
vanity
and
love
of
domineering
as
long
past
and
conquered
.
She
thought
her
grown-up
character
had
begun
,
and
was
too
secure
to
examine
it
closely
.
CHAPTER
XI
.
'
One
thing
is
wanting
in
the
beamy
cup
Of
my
young
life
!
one
thing
to
be
poured
in
;
'
Aye
,
and
one
thing
is
wanting
to
fill
up
The
measure
of
proud
joy
,
and
make
it
sin
.
'
F
.
W
.
F
.
Hopes
that
Dr.
May
would
ever
have
his
mind
free
,
seemed
as
fallacious
as
mamma
's
old
promise
to
Margaret
,
to
make
doll
's
clothes
for
her
whenever
there
should
be
no
live
dolls
to
be
worked
for
in
the
nursery
.
Richard
and
Ethel
themselves
had
their
thoughts
otherwise
engrossed
.
The
last
week
before
the
holidays
was
an
important
one
.
There
was
an
examination
,
by
which
the
standing
of
the
boys
in
the
school
was
determined
,
and
this
time
it
was
of
more
than
ordinary
importance
,
as
the
Randall
scholarship
of
£
100
a
year
for
three
years
would
be
open
in
the
summer
to
the
competition
of
the
first
six
boys
.
Richard
had
never
come
within
six
of
the
top
,
but
had
been
past
at
every
examination
by
younger
boys
,
till
his
father
could
bear
it
no
longer
;
and
now
Norman
was
too
young
to
be
likely
to
have
much
chance
of
being
of
the
number
.
There
were
eight
decidedly
his
seniors
,
and
Harvey
Anderson
,
a
small
,
quick-witted
boy
,
half
a
year
older
,
who
had
entered
school
at
the
same
time
,
and
had
always
been
one
step
below
him
,
had
,
in
the
last
three
months
,
gained
fast
upon
him
.
Harry
,
however
,
meant
Norman
to
be
one
of
the
six
,
and
declared
all
the
fellows
thought
he
would
be
,
except
Anderson
's
party
.
Mr.
Wilmot
,
in
a
call
on
Ethel
and
Flora
,
told
them
that
he
thought
their
brother
had
a
fair
chance
,
but
he
feared
he
was
over-working
himself
,
and
should
tell
the
Doctor
so
,
whenever
he
could
catch
him
;
but
this
was
difficult
,
as
there
was
a
great
deal
of
illness
just
then
,
and
he
was
less
at
home
than
usual
.
All
this
excited
the
home
party
,
but
Norman
only
seemed
annoyed
by
talk
about
it
,
and
though
always
with
a
book
in
his
hand
,
was
so
dreamy
and
listless
,
that
Flora
declared
there
was
no
fear
of
his
doing
too
much
—
she
thought
he
would
fail
for
want
of
trying
.
'
I
mean
to
try
,
'
said
Norman
;
'
say
no
more
about
it
,
pray
.
'
The
great
day
was
the
20th
of
December
,
and
Ethel
ran
out
,
as
the
boys
went
to
school
,
to
judge
of
Norman
's
looks
,
which
were
not
promising
.
'
No
wonder
,
'
said
Harry
,
since
he
had
stayed
up
doing
Euripides
and
Cicero
the
whole
length
of
a
candle
that
had
been
new
at
bed-time
.
'
But
never
mind
,
Ethel
,
if
he
only
beats
Anderson
,
I
do
n't
care
for
anything
else
.
'
'
O
,
it
will
be
unbearable
if
he
does
not
!
Do
try
,
Norman
,
dear
.
'
'
Never
you
mind
.
'
'
He
'll
light
up
at
the
last
moment
,
'
said
Ethel
,
consolingly
,
to
Harry
;
but
she
was
very
uneasy
herself
,
for
she
had
set
her
heart
on
his
surpassing
Harvey
Anderson
.
No
more
was
heard
all
day
.
Tom
went
at
dinner-time
to
see
if
he
could
pick
up
any
news
;
but
he
was
shy
,
or
was
too
late
,
and
gained
no
intelligence
.
Dr.
May
and
Richard
talked
of
going
to
hear
the
speeches
and
vivâ
voce
examination
in
the
afternoon
—
objects
of
great
interest
to
all
Stoneborough
men
—
but
just
as
they
came
home
from
a
long
day
's
work
,
Dr.
May
was
summoned
to
the
next
town
,
by
an
electric
telegraph
,
and
,
as
it
was
to
a
bad
case
,
he
did
not
expect
to
be
at
home
till
the
mail-train
came
in
at
one
o'clock
at
night
.
Richard
begged
to
go
with
him
,
and
he
consented
,
unwillingly
,
to
please
Margaret
,
who
could
not
bear
to
think
of
his
'
fending
for
himself
'
in
the
dark
on
the
rail-road
.
Very
long
did
the
evening
seem
to
the
listening
sisters
.
Eight
,
and
no
tidings
;
nine
,
the
boys
not
come
;
Tom
obliged
to
go
to
bed
by
sheer
sleepiness
,
and
Ethel
unable
to
sit
still
,
and
causing
Flora
demurely
to
wonder
at
her
fidgetting
so
much
,
it
would
be
so
much
better
to
fix
her
attention
to
some
employment
;
while
Margaret
owned
that
Flora
was
right
,
but
watched
,
and
started
at
each
sound
,
almost
as
anxiously
as
Ethel
.
It
was
ten
,
when
there
was
a
sharp
pull
at
the
bell
,
and
down
flew
the
sisters
;
but
old
James
was
beforehand
,
and
Harry
was
exclaiming
,
'
Dux
!
James
,
he
is
Dux
!
Hurrah
!
Flossy
,
Ethel
,
Mary
!
There
stands
the
Dux
of
Stoneborough
!
Where
's
papa
?
'
'
Sent
for
to
Whitford
.
But
oh
!
Norman
,
Dux
!
Is
he
really
?
'
'
To
be
sure
,
but
I
must
tell
Margaret
;
'
and
up
he
rushed
,
shouted
the
news
to
her
,
but
could
not
stay
for
congratulation
;
broke
Tom
's
slumber
by
roaring
it
in
his
ear
,
and
dashed
into
the
nursery
,
where
nurse
for
once
forgave
him
for
waking
the
baby
.
Norman
,
meanwhile
,
followed
his
eager
sister
into
the
drawing-room
,
putting
up
his
hand
as
if
the
light
dazzled
him
,
and
looking
,
by
no
means
,
as
if
he
had
just
achieved
triumphant
success
.
Ethel
paused
in
her
exultation
:
'
But
is
it
,
is
it
true
,
Norman
?
'
'
Yes
,
'
he
said
,
wearily
,
making
his
way
to
his
dark
corner
.
'
But
what
was
it
for
?
How
is
it
?
'
'
I
do
n't
know
,
'
he
answered
.
'
What
's
the
matter
?
'
said
Flora
.
'
Are
you
tired
,
Norman
,
dear
;
does
your
head
ache
?
'
'
Yes
;
'
and
the
pain
was
evidently
severe
.
'
Wo
n't
you
come
to
Margaret
?
'
said
Ethel
,
knowing
what
was
the
greater
suffering
;
but
he
did
not
move
,
and
they
forbore
to
torment
him
with
questions
.
The
next
moment
Harry
came
down
in
an
ecstacy
,
bringing
in
,
from
the
hall
,
Norman
's
beautiful
prize
books
,
and
showing
off
their
Latin
inscription
.
'
Ah
!
'
said
he
,
looking
at
his
brother
,
'
he
is
regularly
done
for
.
He
ought
to
turn
in
at
once
.
That
Everard
is
a
famous
fellow
for
an
examiner
.
He
said
he
never
had
seen
such
a
copy
of
verses
sent
up
by
a
school-boy
,
and
could
hardly
believe
June
was
barely
sixteen
.
Old
Hoxton
says
he
is
the
youngest
Dux
they
have
had
these
fifty
years
that
he
has
known
the
school
,
and
Mr.
Wilmot
said
'
twas
the
most
creditable
examination
he
had
ever
known
,
and
that
I
might
tell
papa
so
.
What
did
possess
that
ridiculous
old
landlubber
at
Whitford
,
to
go
and
get
on
the
sick-list
on
this
,
of
all
the
nights
of
the
year
?
June
,
how
can
you
go
on
sitting
there
,
when
you
know
you
ought
to
be
in
your
berth
?
'
'
I
wish
he
was
,
'
said
Flora
,
'
but
let
him
have
some
tea
first
.
'
'
And
tell
us
more
,
Harry
,
'
said
Ethel
.
'
Oh
!
it
is
famous
!
I
knew
he
would
come
right
at
last
.
It
is
too
delightful
,
if
papa
was
but
here
!
'
'
Is
n't
it
?
You
should
have
seen
how
Anderson
grinned
—
he
is
only
fourth
—
down
below
Forder
,
and
Cheviot
,
and
Ashe
.
'
'
Well
,
I
did
not
think
Norman
would
have
been
before
Forder
and
Cheviot
.
That
is
grand
.
'
'
It
was
the
verses
that
did
it
,
'
said
Harry
;
they
had
an
hour
to
do
Themistocles
on
the
hearth
of
Admetus
,
and
there
he
beat
them
all
to
shivers
.
'
Twas
all
done
smack
;
smooth
,
without
a
scratch
,
in
Alcaics
,
and
Cheviot
heard
Wilmot
saying
,
'
twas
no
mere
task
,
but
had
poetry
,
and
all
that
sort
of
thing
in
it
.
But
I
do
n't
know
whether
that
would
have
done
,
if
he
had
not
come
out
so
strong
in
the
recitation
;
they
put
him
on
in
Priam
's
speech
to
Achilles
,
and
he
said
it
—
Oh
!
'
twas
too
bad
papa
did
not
hear
him
!
Everyone
held
their
breath
and
listened
.
'
'
How
you
do
go
on
!
'
muttered
Norman
;
but
no
one
heeded
,
and
Harry
continued
:
'
He
construed
a
chorus
in
Sophocles
without
a
blunder
;
but
what
did
the
business
was
this
,
I
believe
.
They
asked
all
manner
of
out-of-the-way
questions
—
history
and
geography
,
what
no
one
expected
,
and
the
fellows
who
read
nothing
they
can
help
,
were
thoroughly
posed
.
Forder
had
not
a
word
to
say
,
and
the
others
were
worse
,
for
Cheviot
thought
Queen
Elizabeth
's
Earl
of
Leicester
was
Simon
de
Montfort
;
and
did
n't
know
when
that
battle
was
,
beginning
with
an
E
.
—
was
it
Evesham
,
or
Edgehill
?
'
'
O
Harry
,
you
are
as
bad
yourself
?
'
'
But
anyone
would
know
Leicester
,
because
of
Kenilworth
,
'
said
Harry
;
'
and
I
'm
not
sixth
form
.
If
papa
had
but
been
there
!
Everyone
was
asking
for
him
,
and
wishing
it
.
For
Dr.
Hoxton
called
me
—
they
shook
hands
with
me
,
and
wished
me
joy
of
it
,
and
told
me
to
tell
my
father
how
well
Norman
had
done
.
'
'
I
suppose
you
looked
so
happy
,
they
could
not
help
it
,
'
said
Flora
,
smiling
at
that
honest
beaming
face
of
joy
.
'
Aye
,
'
said
Norman
,
looking
up
;
'
they
had
something
to
say
to
him
on
his
own
score
,
which
he
has
forgotten
.
'
'
I
should
think
not
,
'
said
Harry
.
'
Why
,
what
d'ye
think
they
said
?
That
I
had
gone
on
as
well
as
all
the
Mays
,
and
they
trusted
I
should
still
,
and
be
a
credit
to
my
profession
.
'
'
Oh
!
Harry
!
why
did
n't
you
tell
us
?
'
Oh
!
that
is
grand
!
'
and
,
as
the
two
elder
girls
made
this
exclamation
,
Mary
proceeded
to
a
rapturous
embrace
.
'
Get
along
,
Mary
,
you
are
throttling
one
.
Mr.
Everard
inquired
for
my
father
and
Margaret
,
and
said
he
'd
call
to-morrow
,
and
Hoxton
and
Wilmot
kept
on
wishing
he
was
there
.
'
'
I
wish
he
had
been
!
'
said
Ethel
;
'
he
would
have
taken
such
delight
in
it
;
but
,
even
if
he
could
have
gone
,
he
doubted
whether
it
would
not
have
made
Norman
get
on
worse
from
anxiety
.
'
'
Well
,
Cheviot
wanted
me
to
send
up
for
him
at
dinner-time
,
'
said
Harry
;
'
for
as
soon
as
we
sat
down
in
the
hall
,
June
turned
off
giddy
,
and
could
not
stay
,
and
looked
so
horrid
,
we
thought
it
was
all
