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Loading... Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands (original 1879; edition 1880)by Hezekiah Butterworth
Work InformationZigZag Journeys in Europe: Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Hezekiah Butterworth (1879)
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HE school-is-dismissed."The words fell hesitatingly, and it seemed to us regretfully, from the tutor's lips.The dismission was for the spring vacation. It was at the close of a mild March day; there was a peculiar warmth in the blue sky and cloudless sunset; the south winds lightly stirred the pines, and through the open window wandered into the school-room."Dismissed!"Usually at this word, on the last day of the term, every boy leaped to his feet: there would be a brief bustle, then Master Lewis would be seen seated alone amid the silence of the school-room.But to-day there was something in the tone of the master's voice that checked the usual unseemly haste. Every boy remained in his seat, as though waiting for Master Lewis to say something more.The master saw it, and choked with feeling. It was a little thing, the seeming unwillingness to part; but it indicated to both teacher and school an increasing respect and affection. No library descriptions found.
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