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Georgy is Made a Gentleman

           

           AsforthelearningwhichGeorgyimbibedunderthisvaluablemasterofahundredsciences,tojudgefromtheweeklyreportswhichtheladtookhometohisgrandfather,hisprogresswasremarkable.Thenamesofascoreormoreofdesirablebranchesofknowledgewereprintedinatable,andthepupil’sprogressineachwasmarkedbytheprofessor.InGreekGeorgywaspronouncedaristos,inLatinoptimus,inFrenchtresbien,andsoforth;andeverybodyhadprizesforeverythingattheendoftheyear.EvenMr.Swartz,thewooly-headedyounggentleman,andhalf-brothertotheHonourableMrs.MacMull,andMr.Bluck,theneglectedyoungpupilofthree-and-twentyfromtheagriculturaldistrict,andthatidleyoungscapegraceofaMasterToddbeforementioned,receivedlittleeighteen-pennybooks,with"Athene"engravedonthem,andapompousLatininscriptionfromtheprofessortohisyoungfriends.

           ThefamilyofthisMasterToddwerehangers-onofthehouseofOsborne.TheoldgentlemanhadadvancedToddfrombeingaclerktobeajuniorpartnerinhisestablishment.

           Mr.OsbornewasthegodfatherofyoungMasterTodd(whoinsubsequentlifewroteMr.OsborneToddonhiscardsandbecameamanofdecidedfashion),whileMissOsbornehadaccompaniedMissMariaToddtothefont,andgaveherprotegeeaprayer-book,acollectionoftracts,avolumeofverylowchurchpoetry,orsomesuchmementoofhergoodnesseveryyear.MissO.

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