New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . SANDFORD AND MERTON. 39 entirely filled with the dirtiest water from astagnant pond. For a few minutes the boy layas one stunned, while the Hermit, who had beenhitherto concealed behind a bush, came out andbelabored him soundly. The boy arose, but before he could hurry off,the hermit said to him,— You came greedily expecting jam. This, mydear child, is The Hermits Sell. 40 THE NEW HISTORY OF CHAPTER VII. Storg % Cljirtr. The Crocodile and the Presumptuous
New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . SANDFORD AND MERTON. 39 entirely filled with the dirtiest water from astagnant pond. For a few minutes the boy layas one stunned, while the Hermit, who had beenhitherto concealed behind a bush, came out andbelabored him soundly. The boy arose, but before he could hurry off,the hermit said to him,— You came greedily expecting jam. This, mydear child, is The Hermits Sell. 40 THE NEW HISTORY OF CHAPTER VII. Storg % Cljirtr. The Crocodile and the Presumptuous Dentist. HAT, sir, is a croco-dile ? inquiredTommy one day ofMr. Barlow. Mr. Barlow, whowas at that momentengaged in steepingwalnuts, which hehad himself de-prived of their cuticle, in a wine-glassful of sherry,paused for a moment and then replied,— The crocodile, my dear Tommy, is a cruel. SANDFORD AND MERTON. 41 creature that lives almost entirely on hardboiledeggs. That is indeed remarkable, observed Harry. And when there are no eggs ? askedTommy. Then, my dear Tommy, answered , it lives upon the shore. It takes itsfood hot. Mr. Barlow was now about to resume his occu-pation with the walnuts, when Harry eagerlyinquired,— But pray, sir, does it never devour men ? Mr. Barlow now turned towards Harry, whileTommy, who was on the opposite side of thetable, drew his chair nearer to the beloved tutor, without noticing this move-ment of Master Tommys, thus commenced,— The crocodile, as I have said, liking its foodhot, will never devour a man as long as heis sufficiently cool. This reminds me of thestory of The Crocodile and the PresumptuousDentist, which, as you have neither of you 42 THE NEW HISTORY OF heard it, I will now proceed to narrate. Ayoung Dentist was once lying asleep by the sideof a river, when he was aroused by a prodigioussobbing, and
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