. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . at last, refreshed and rested, they sat after dinner beneath the palmsin the Pompeian court of their hotel, and, beside Valentines marble statueof Jefferson, they listened to the strains of the band-concert in the gallerybeyond the great interior court. There they fell to talking over the dayssights and impressions as was their wont; and Roger said: It seems strange, does nt it, to see so many monuments to rebels? It should never seem strange, my boy, Uncle Tom replied, to seemonuments to brav
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . at last, refreshed and rested, they sat after dinner beneath the palmsin the Pompeian court of their hotel, and, beside Valentines marble statueof Jefferson, they listened to the strains of the band-concert in the gallerybeyond the great interior court. There they fell to talking over the dayssights and impressions as was their wont; and Roger said: It seems strange, does nt it, to see so many monuments to rebels? It should never seem strange, my boy, Uncle Tom replied, to seemonuments to brave and honest men. We are not here as Northerners, butas Americans, and with us it should be as it was with the old Roman whosaid — what did he say, Bert? Homo sum— you know the rest. And Bert, who, they all declared, welcomed a chance to air his Latin,gave the quotation: Homo sum; hitmani nihil a me alicnum puto. Which being translated, my beloved hearers, said Jack, meaneth, I m with you through thick and through thin. Oh, Jack ! Is nt he just dreadful! cried Marian. What does itmean, Bert ?. THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS
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