Part 1

Chapter 1

           Wewereinclasswhenthehead-mastercamein,followedbya"newfellow,"notwearingtheschooluniform,andaschoolservantcarryingalargedesk.Thosewhohadbeenasleepwokeup,andeveryoneroseasifjustsurprisedathiswork.

           Thehead-mastermadeasigntoustositdown.Then,turningtotheclass-master,hesaidtohiminalowvoice

           "MonsieurRoger,hereisapupilwhomIrecommendtoyourcare;he’llbeinthesecond.Ifhisworkandconductaresatisfactory,hewillgointooneoftheupperclasses,asbecomeshisage."

           The"newfellow,"standinginthecornerbehindthedoorsothathecouldhardlybeseen,wasacountryladofaboutfifteen,andtallerthananyofus.Hishairwascutsquareonhisforeheadlikeavillagechorister’s;helookedreliable,butveryillatease.Althoughhewasnotbroad-shouldered,hisshortschooljacketofgreenclothwithblackbuttonsmusthavebeentightaboutthearm-holes,andshowedattheopeningofthecuffsredwristsaccustomedtobeingbare.Hislegs,inbluestockings,lookedoutfrombeneathyellowtrousers,drawntightbybraces,Heworestout,ill-cleaned,hob-nailedboots.

           Webeganrepeatingthelesson.Helistenedwithallhisears,asattentiveasifatasermon,notdaringeventocrosshislegsorleanonhiselbow;andwhenattwoo’clockthebellrang,themasterwasobligedtotellhimtofallintolinewiththerestofus.

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