. Tom Browns school-days . CHAPTER II THE NEW BOY And Heavens rich instincts in him grew,As effortless as woodland nooksSend violets up and paint them blue.—LOWELL. DO not mean to recount all the little troublesand annoyances which thronged upon Tom atthe beginning of this half-year, in his newcharacter of bear-leader to a gentle little boystraight from home. He seemed to himself tohave become a new boy again, without any ofthe long suffering and meekness indispensablefor supporting that character with moderate success. Frommorning till night he had the feeling of responsibility on his mind;an
. Tom Browns school-days . CHAPTER II THE NEW BOY And Heavens rich instincts in him grew,As effortless as woodland nooksSend violets up and paint them blue.—LOWELL. DO not mean to recount all the little troublesand annoyances which thronged upon Tom atthe beginning of this half-year, in his newcharacter of bear-leader to a gentle little boystraight from home. He seemed to himself tohave become a new boy again, without any ofthe long suffering and meekness indispensablefor supporting that character with moderate success. Frommorning till night he had the feeling of responsibility on his mind;and even if he left Arthur in their study or in the close for anhour, was never at ease till he had him in sight again. He [224]. SCHOOL DAYS waited for him at the doors of the school after every lesson andevery calling-over; watched that no tricks were played him, andnone but the regulation questions asked; kept his eye on hisplate at dinner and breakfast, to see that no unfair depredationswere made upon his viands; in short, as East remarked, cackledafter him like a hen with one chick. Arthur took a long time thawing, too, which made it all th^harder work; was sadly timid; scarcely ever spoke unless Tomspoke to him first; and, worst of all, would agree with him ineverything, the hardest thing in the world for a Brown to got quite angry sometimes, as they sat together of a night intheir study, at this provoking habit of agreement, and was on thepoint of breaking out a dozen times with a lecture upon thepropriety of a fellow having a will of his own and speaking out;but managed to restrain himself by the thought that it might onlyfrighten Arthur, and the remembrance of the lesson he hadlearned from him o
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