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and then they all went on together。 

     Sometimes�察  �they   came   to   several   avenues   at   once�察  �and   then   they   all 

stood still�察�and one of the children said�察 �Father�察�I am going to sea�察─�and 

another   said�察   �Father�察  �I   am   going   to   India�察─  �and   another�察   �Father�察  �I   am 

going to seek my fortune where I can�察─�and another�察 �Father�察�I am going to 

Heaven� ─      �So�察�with many tears at parting�察�they went�察�solitary�察�down those 

avenues�察�each child upon its way�察�and the child who went to Heaven�察�rose 

into the golden air and vanished。 

     Whenever       these    partings    happened�察     �the   traveller   looked     at  the 

gentleman�察�and saw him glance up at the sky above the trees�察�where the 

day was beginning to decline�察�and the sunset to come on。                    He saw�察�too�察�

that his hair was turning grey。          But�察�they never could rest long�察�for they 

had their journey to perform�察�and it was necessary for them to be always 

busy。 



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     At last�察�there had been so   many partings that there were no   children 

left�察�and only the traveller�察�the gentleman�察�and the lady�察�went upon their 

way in company。         And now the wood was yellow�察�and now brown�察�and 

the leaves�察�even of the forest trees�察�began to fall。 

     So�察  �they   came   to   an   avenue   that   was   darker   than   the   rest�察  �and   were 

pressing forward on their journey without looking down it when the lady 

stopped。 

     ;My husband�察─�said the lady。          ;I am called。; 

     They listened�察�and they heard a voice a long way down the avenue�察�say�察�

;Mother�察�mother� ─�

     It  was   the   voice   of  the  first  child   who   had   said�察   �I  am   going   to 

Heaven� ─�and the father said�察 �I pray not yet。            The sunset is very near。         I 

pray not yet� ─�

     But�察�the voice cried�察 �Mother�察�mother� ─�without minding him�察�though 

his hair was now quite white�察�and tears were on his face。 

     Then�察�the mother�察�who was already drawn into the shade of the dark 

avenue and moving away with her arms still round his neck�察�kissed him�察�

and said�察 �My dearest�察�I am summoned�察�and I go� ─                   �And she was gone。 

And the traveller and he were left alone together。 

     And they went on and on together�察�until they came to very near the end 

of the wood�此      �so near�察�that they could see the sunset shining red before 

them through the trees。 

     Yet�察  �once   more�察  �while   he   broke   his   way   among   the   branches�察  �the 

traveller lost his friend。      He called and called�察�but there was no reply�察�and 

when he   passed   out of the   wood�察  �and saw   the   peaceful   sun going   down 

upon a wide purple prospect�察�he came to an old man sitting on a fallen tree。 

So�察�he said to the   old man�察 �What   do you   do here�拭─             �And the old   man 

said with a calm smile�察 �I am always remembering。                 Come and remember 

with me� ─�

     So the traveller sat down by the side of that old man�察�face to face with 

the serene sunset�察�and all his friends came softly back and stood around 

him。     The beautiful child�察�the handsome boy�察�the young man in love�察�the 

father�察  �mother�察  �and   children�此   �every  one   of   them  was   there�察  �and   he   had 

lost   nothing。    So�察  �he   loved   them   all�察  �and   was   kind   and   forbearing   with 



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them all�察�and was always pleased to watch them all�察�and they all honoured 

and     loved   him。     And     I  think    the  traveller    must    be   yourself�察   �dear 

Grandfather�察�because this what you do to us�察�and what we do to you。 



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           THE SCHOOLBOY'S STORY 



     Being rather young at presentI am getting on in years�察�but still I am 

rather youngI have no particular adventures of my own to fall back upon。 

It wouldn't much interest anybody here�察�I suppose�察�to know what a screw 

the   Reverend   is�察  �or   what   a   griffin   SHE   is�察  �or   how   they   do   stick   it   into 

parentsparticularly   hair´cutting�察  �and   medical   attendance。              One   of   our 

fellows   was   charged   in   his   half's   account   twelve   and   sixpence   for   two 

pillstolerably   profitable   at   six   and   threepence   a´piece�察  �I   should   think 

and he never took them either�察�but put them up the sleeve of his jacket。 

     As to the beef�察�it's shameful。          It's NOT beef。       Regular beef isn't veins。 

You can chew regular beef。             Besides which�察�there's gravy to regular beef�察�

and you never see a drop to ours。              Another of our fellows went home ill�察�

and heard the family doctor tell his father that he couldn't account for his 

complaint   unless   it   was   the   beer。   Of   course   it   was   the   beer�察  �and   well   it 

might be� �

     However�察  �beef   and   Old   Cheeseman   are   two   different   things。            So   is 

beer。    It   was   Old   Cheeseman   I   meant   to   tell   about�察  �not   the   manner   in 

which our fellows get their constitutions destroyed for the sake of profit。 

     Why�察    �look    at   the   pie´crust   alone。   There's   no   flakiness   in   it。    It's 

solidlike      damp     lead。    Then      our    fellows    get   nightmares�察      �and    are 

bolstered for calling out and waking other fellows。                 Who can wonder� �

     Old Cheeseman one night walked in his sleep�察�put his hat on over his 

night´cap�察�got hold of a fishing´rod and a cricket´bat�察�and went down into 

the   parlour�察  �where   they   naturally   thought   from   his   appearance   he   was   a 

Ghost。      Why�察    �he   never    would     have   done    that   if  his  meals    had   been 

wholesome。         When we all begin to walk in our sleeps�察�I suppose they'll 

be sorry for it。 

     Old   Cheeseman   wasn't   second   Latin   Master   then�察  �he   was   a   fellow 

himself。      He   was   first   brought   there�察  �very   small�察  �in   a   post´chaise�察  �by   a 

woman who was always taking snuff and shaking himand that was the 

most   he   remembered   about   it。        He   never   went   home   for   the   holidays。 

His   accounts   ��he   never   learnt   any   extras��   were   sent   to   a   Bank�察  �and   the 



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Bank paid them�察�and he had a brown suit twice a´year�察�and went into boots 

at twelve。     They were always too big for him�察�too。 

     In   the   Midsummer   holidays�察  �some   of   our   fellows   who   lived   within 

walking      distance�察  �used   to  come     back   and   climb    the  trees   outside   the 

playground wall�察�on purpose to look at Old Cheeseman reading there by 

himself。     He   was   always   as   mild   as   the   teaand THAT'S   pretty  mild�察  �I 

should   hope��so   when   they  whistled   to   him�察  �he   looked   up   and   nodded�察�

and   when   they   said�察   �Halloa�察  �Old   Cheeseman�察  �what   have   you   had   for 

dinner�拭─  �he said�察  �Boiled   mutton�察─  �and   when  they  said�察  �An't   it   solitary�察�

Old Cheeseman�拭─�he said�察 �It is a little dull sometimes�此─�and then they said�察�

;Well good´bye�察�Old Cheeseman� ─�and climbed down again。                        Of course it 

was imposing on Old Cheeseman to give him nothing but boiled mutton 

through a whole Vacation�察�but that was just like the system。                   When they 

didn't give him boiled mutton�察�they gave him rice pudding�察�pretending it 

was a treat。     And saved the butcher。 

     So   Old   Che

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