. Tom Browns school-days . CHAPTER VI AFTER THE MATCH . . Some food we had.—SHAKESPEARE. . THc TTorof aSup.—THEOCRITUS. S the boys scattered away from the ground,and East, leaning on Toms arm and limpingalong, was beginning to consider what luxurythey should go and buy for tea to celebratethat glorious victory, the two Brookes camestriding by. Old Brooke caught sight of East,and stopped; put his hand kindly on his shoulder and said, Bravo, youngster! you played famously; not much the matter, I hope ? No, nothing at all, said East—only a little twist from that charge. Well, mind and get all rig
. Tom Browns school-days . CHAPTER VI AFTER THE MATCH . . Some food we had.—SHAKESPEARE. . THc TTorof aSup.—THEOCRITUS. S the boys scattered away from the ground,and East, leaning on Toms arm and limpingalong, was beginning to consider what luxurythey should go and buy for tea to celebratethat glorious victory, the two Brookes camestriding by. Old Brooke caught sight of East,and stopped; put his hand kindly on his shoulder and said, Bravo, youngster! you played famously; not much the matter, I hope ? No, nothing at all, said East—only a little twist from that charge. Well, mind and get all right for next Saturday; and the leader passed on, leaving East better for those few words than all the opodeldoc in England would have made him, and Tom []. SCHOOL DAYS ready to give one of his ears for as much notice. Ah! light wordsof those whom we love and honor, what a power ye are, and howcarelessly wielded by those who can use you! Surely for thesethings also God will ask an account. Teas directly after locking-up, you see, said East, hobblingalong as fast as he could, so you come along down to SallyHarrowelPs; thats our School-house tuck-shop—she bakes suchstunning murphies—well have a pennorth each for tea; comealong, or theyll all be gone. Toms new purse and money burned in his pocket; he won-dered, as they toddled through the quadrangle and along thestreet, whether East would be insulted if he suggested furtherextravagance, as he had not sufficient faith in a pennyworth ofpotatoes. At last he blurted out: I say, East, cant we get something else besides potatoes?Ive got lots of money, you know. Bless us, yes, I forgot, said East; youve only just see, all my tins been gone this twelve weeks—it hardly everlasts beyon
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