. Tom Browns school-days . ight. Good-night, sir. And away scuttled the three boys in highglee. What a brick, not to give us even twenty lines to learn! saidthe Tadpole, as they reached their bedroom; and in half an hourafterward they were sitting by the fire in the housekeepers roomat a sumptuous tea, with cold meat, twice as good a grub as weshould have got in the hall, as the Tadpole remarked, with agrin, his mouth full of buttered toast. All their grievances wereforgotten, and they were resolving to go out the first big-side nexthalf, and thinking Hare-and-hounds the most delightful of gam
. Tom Browns school-days . ight. Good-night, sir. And away scuttled the three boys in highglee. What a brick, not to give us even twenty lines to learn! saidthe Tadpole, as they reached their bedroom; and in half an hourafterward they were sitting by the fire in the housekeepers roomat a sumptuous tea, with cold meat, twice as good a grub as weshould have got in the hall, as the Tadpole remarked, with agrin, his mouth full of buttered toast. All their grievances wereforgotten, and they were resolving to go out the first big-side nexthalf, and thinking Hare-and-hounds the most delightful of games. A d?y or two afterward the great passage outside the bedroomswas cleared of the boxes and portmanteaus, which went down tobe packed by the matron, and great games of chariot-racing, andcock-fighting, and bolstering, went on in the vacant space, thesure sign of a closing half-year. Then came the making-up of parties for the journey home, andTom joined a party who were to hire a coach, and post with fourhorses to OLD THOMAS SAT IN HIS DEN SCHOOL DAYS Then the last Saturday, on which the Doctor came round toeach form to give out the prizes, and hear the masters last reportsof how they and their charges had been conducting themsevles;and Tom, to his huge delight, was praised, and got his removeinto the lower - fourth, in which all his school - house friends were. On the next Tuesday morning, at four oclock, hot coffee wasgoing on in the housekeepers and matrons rooms; boys wrappedin greatcoats and mufflers were swallowing hasty mouthfuls,rushing about, tumbling over luggage, and asking questions allat once of the matron; outside the school-gates were drawn upseveral chaises and the four-horse coach which Toms party hadchartered, the post-boys in their best jackets and breeches, and acornopean player, hired for the occasion, blowing away A south-erly wind and a cloudy sky, waking all peaceful inhabitantshalf-way down the High Street. Every minute the bustle and hubbub i
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