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Chapter 25

           

           Therewasageneralmurmur(andperhapsaverysincereone,fortheywerebutboys)inthenegative;andthetallboy,perhapsassincerelyasanyofthem,calledthoseabouthimtowitnessthathehadonlyshoutedinawhisper.

           ‘Thenpraydon’tforget,there’smydearscholars,’saidtheschoolmaster,‘whatIhaveaskedyou,anddoitasafavourtome.Beashappyasyoucan,anddon’tbeunmindfulthatyouareblessedwithhealth.Good-byeall!’

           ‘Thank’ee,Sir,’and‘good-bye,Sir,’weresaidagoodmanytimesinavarietyofvoices,andtheboyswentoutveryslowlyandsoftly.Buttherewasthesunshiningandtherewerethebirdssinging,asthesunonlyshinesandthebirdsonlysingonholidaysandhalf-holidays;therewerethetreeswavingtoallfreeboystoclimbandnestleamongtheirleafybranches;thehay,entreatingthemtocomeandscatterittothepureair;thegreencorn,gentlybeckoningtowardswoodandstream;thesmoothground,renderedsmootherstillbyblendinglightsandshadows,invitingtorunsandleaps,andlongwalksGodknowswhither.Itwasmorethanboycouldbear,andwithajoyouswhoopthewholeclustertooktotheirheelsandspreadthemselvesabout,shoutingandlaughingastheywent.

           ‘It’snatural,thankHeaven!’saidthepoorschoolmaster,lookingafterthem.

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