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

was a treat。     And saved the butcher。 

     So   Old   Cheeseman   went   on。        The   holidays   brought   him   into   other 

trouble   besides   the   loneliness�察  �because   when   the   fellows   began   to   come 

back�察   �not   wanting     to�察 �he   was   always     glad   to  see   them�察   �which    was 

aggravating when they were not at all glad to see him�察�and so he got his 

head knocked against walls�察�and that was the way his nose bled。 But he 

was a favourite in general。          Once a subscription was raised for him�察�and�察�

to keep up his spirits�察�he was presented before the holidays with two white 

mice�察  �a   rabbit�察  �a   pigeon�察  �and   a   beautiful   puppy。 Old   Cheeseman   cried 

about itespecially soon afterwards�察�when they all ate one another。 

     Of course Old Cheeseman used to be called by the names of all sorts 

of   cheesesDouble   Glo'sterman�察  �Family  Cheshireman�察 �Dutchman�察  �North 

Wiltshireman�察�and all that。         But he never minded it。         And I don't mean to 

say he was   old in point of yearsbecause  he wasn'tonly  he was   called 

from the first�察�Old Cheeseman。 

     At   last�察  �Old   Cheeseman   was      made   second   Latin   Master。       He   was 

brought in one morning at the beginning of a new half�察�and presented to 

the   school   in   that   capacity   as   ;Mr。   Cheeseman。;     Then   our   fellows   all 

agreed that Old Cheeseman was a spy�察�and a deserter�察�who had gone over 

to the enemy's camp�察�and sold himself for gold。               It was no excuse for him 



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that he had sold himself for very little goldtwo pound ten a quarter and 

his washing�察�as was reported。           It was decided by a Parliament which sat 

about   it�察  �that   Old   Cheeseman's   mercenary  motives   could   alone   be   taken 

into   account�察  �and   that   he   had   ;coined   our   blood   for   drachmas。;    The 

Parliament   took   the   expression   out   of   the   quarrel   scene   between   Brutus 

and Cassius。 

     When   it   was   settled   in   this   strong   way   that   Old   Cheeseman   was   a 

tremendous traitor�察�who had wormed himself into our fellows' secrets on 

purpose to   get   himself   into   favour by  giving up   everything he knew�察 �all 

courageous fellows were invited to come forward and enrol themselves in 

a Society for making a set against him。            The President of the Society was 

First boy�察�named Bob Tarter。           His father was in the West Indies�察�and he 

owned�察�himself�察�that his father was worth Millions。                He had great power 

among our fellows�察�and he wrote a parody�察�beginning ´ 

       ;Who   made   believe   to   be   so   meek   That   we   could   hardly   hear   him 

speak�察�Yet turned out an Informing Sneak�拭�Old Cheeseman。; 

       ´ and on in that way through more than a dozen verses�察�which he used 

to   go   and   sing�察 �every   morning�察   �close   by   the   new   master's   desk。   He 

trained   one   of   the   low   boys�察  �too�察  �a   rosy´cheeked   little   Brass   who   didn't 

care what he did�察�to go up to him with his Latin Grammar one morning�察�

and    say   it  so�此   �NOMINATIVUS             PRONOMINUMOld              Cheeseman�察�

RARO EXPRIMITURwas never suspected�察�NISI DISTINCTIONISof 

being an informer�察�AUT EMPHASIS GRATiAuntil he proved one。                          UT´ 

´for   instance�察 �VOS   DAMNASTISwhen   he   sold   the   boys。            QUASIas 

though�察�DICAThe should say�察�PRETAEREA NEMOI'm a Judas�                             �All 

this produced a great effect on Old Cheeseman。               He had never had much 

hair�察�but what he had�察�began to get thinner and thinner every day。 He grew 

paler and more worn�察�and sometimes of an evening he was seen sitting at 

his desk with a precious long snuff to his candle�察�and his hands before his 

face�察�crying。      But no member   of the Society could pity him�察�even if   he 

felt   inclined�察   �because     the   President    said    it  was   Old    Cheeseman's 

conscience。 

     So Old Cheeseman went on�察�and didn't he lead a miserable life�                     �Of 

course the Reverend turned up his nose at him�察�and of course SHE did 



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because   both   of   them   always   do   that   at   all   the   mastersbut   he   suffered 

from the fellows most�察�and he suffered from them constantly。                       He never 

told about it�察�that the Society could find out�察�but he got no credit for that�察�

because the President said it was Old Cheeseman's cowardice。 

     He   had   only   one   friend   in   the   world�察  �and   that   one   was   almost   as 

powerless as he was�察�for it was only Jane。                Jane was a sort of wardrobe 

woman to our fellows�察�and took care of the boxes。                  She had come at first�察�

I believe�察�as a kind of apprenticesome of our fellows say from a Charity�察�

but I   don't knowand   after   her   time   was   out�察�had stopped   at   so   much   a 

year。    So   little   a   year�察  �perhaps   I   ought   to   say�察  �for   it   is   far   more   likely。 

However�察�she had put some pounds in the Savings' Bank�察�and she was a 

very nice young woman。 She was not quite pretty�察�but she had a very frank�察�

honest�察    �bright   face�察  �and   all  our   fellows    were    fond   of   her。   She    was 

uncommonly  neat   and   cheerful�察 �and uncommonly  comfortable   and   kind。 

And if anything was the matter with a fellow's mother�察�he always went and 

showed the letter to Jane。 

     Jane    was    Old    Cheeseman's       friend。     The    more     the   Society    went 

against him�察�the more Jane stood by him。                 She used to give him a good´ 

humoured look out of her still´room window�察�sometimes�察�that seemed to 

set   him   up   for   the   day。  She   used   to   pass   out   of   the   orchard   and   the 

kitchen      garden     ��always     kept    locked�察    �I  believe     you�。�    through     the 

playground�察�when she might have gone the other way�察�only to give a turn 

of her head�察�as much as to say ;Keep up your spirits� ─�to Old Cheeseman。 

His slip of a room was so fresh and orderly that it was well known who 

looked   after   it   while   he   was   at   his   desk�察  �and   when   our   fellows   saw   a 

smoking hot dumpling on his plate at dinner�察�they knew with indignation 

who had sent it up。 

     Under   these   circumstances�察  �the   Society   resolved�察  �after   a   quantity   of 

meeting and debating�察�that Jane should be requested to cut Old Cheeseman 

dead�察�and that if she refused�察�she must be sent to Coventry herself。                      So a 

deputation�察�headed by the President�察�was appointed to wait on Jane�察�and 

inform her of the vote the Society had been under the painful necessity of 

passing。      She   was   very   much   respected   for   all   her   good   qualities�察  �and 

there was a story about her having once waylaid the Reverend in his own 



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study�察  �and   got   a   fellow   off   from   severe   punishment�察  �of   her   own   kind 

comfortable heart。        So the deputation didn't much like the job。             However�察�

they went up�察�and the President told Jane all about it。                Upon which Jane 

turned very red�察�burst into tears�察�informed the President and the deputation�察�

in a way not at all like her usual way�察�that they were a parcel of malicious 

young   savages�察  �and   turned   the   whole   respected   body   out   of   the   room。 

Consequently  it   was   entered   in   the   Society's   

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