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Struggles and Trials

           Topartwithhimallday,tosendhimouttothemercyofaschoolmaster’scaneandhisschoolfellows’roughness,wasalmostlikeweaninghimoveragaintothatweakmother,sotremulousandfullofsensibility.He,forhispart,rushedofftotheschoolwiththeutmosthappiness.Hewaslongingforthechange.Thatchildishgladnesswoundedhismother,whowasherselfsogrievedtopartwithhim.Shewouldratherhavehadhimmoresorry,shethought,andthenwasdeeplyrepentantwithinherselffordaringtobesoselfishastowishherownsontobeunhappy.

           Georgymadegreatprogressintheschool,whichwaskeptbyafriendofhismother’sconstantadmirer,theRev.Mr.Binny.Hebroughthomenumberlessprizesandtestimonialsofability.Hetoldhismothercountlessstorieseverynightabouthisschool-companions:andwhatafinefellowLyonswas,andwhatasneakSniffinwas,andhowSteel’sfatheractuallysuppliedthemeatfortheestablishment,whereasGolding’smothercameinacarriagetofetchhimeverySaturday,andhowNeathadstrapstohistrowsersmighthehavestraps?andhowBullMajorwassostrong(thoughonlyinEutropius)thatitwasbelievedhecouldlicktheUsher,Mr.Ward,himself.SoAmelialearnedtoknoweveryoneoftheboysinthatschoolaswellasGeorgyhimself,andofnightssheusedtohelphiminhisexercisesandpuzzleherlittleheadoverhislessonsaseagerlyasifshewasherselfgoinginthemorningintothepresenceofthemaster.

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