This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ...big as Jones." "You will not tell me V "Indeed I can't, sir; it would be very wrong. I would rather leave the school than tell." "After that, the best thing you can do is to go home to breakfast," said the master, but he did not speak as if he were angry, or in a cross tone. Truth to say, he admired William for his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ...big as Jones." "You will not tell me V "Indeed I can't, sir; it would be very wrong. I would rather leave the school than tell." "After that, the best thing you can do is to go home to breakfast," said the master, but he did not speak as if he were angry, or in a cross tone. Truth to say, he admired William for his firmness. As he passed the cloister gate again, some of the boys were but just emerging from it. The first and second classes of the upper school; and a few little ones, who were hanging on, and listening deferentially. "I say, Ord," called out Henley, "it's deuced odd that you should have that half sov. in your pocket, when you know you never possess an earthly sixpence to bless yourself with." "Don't put yourself in a fantique, Henley. I got it all fair and straight." "Well, it looks uncommon queer; taken in conjunctiort with your skulking round Dade's lodge: as he vows you were." "Queerer still if I had happened to see the fellow go in for his book, wouldn't it have been 1" retorted William. "We won't stand spies in the college school. Nor thieves either." William faced round on Henley. "What do you mean?" "Oh, I don't mean much," replied Henley. "If the cap fits anybody's head, he may wear it; that's all." "I say, though, Ord, I should have spoken out, in your place, and said where I got the money," observed St. Aubin. "Shouldn't you, Durham?" "Don't appeal to me," was the reply of Mr. Durham. "Durham," cried William, approaching the senior boy, "you said yesterday that I ought to have spoken out my defence to the master, if I had any defence to speak, for not having done the puni...
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