New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . his countrymens plan ofbattle to their foes, he was at once, on his offerbeing accepted, brought before the general. Producing from his satchel his Three Thimbles,which he now named the tents of the enemy, hewas proceeding to interest the chiefs of the army,when a voice from the interior of the tent ex-claimed, Beware ! Arsaces recognised the tone, it was that of theneglected Infant. Rushing headlong once moreinto the midst of the affray, Arsaces was seen
New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . his countrymens plan ofbattle to their foes, he was at once, on his offerbeing accepted, brought before the general. Producing from his satchel his Three Thimbles,which he now named the tents of the enemy, hewas proceeding to interest the chiefs of the army,when a voice from the interior of the tent ex-claimed, Beware ! Arsaces recognised the tone, it was that of theneglected Infant. Rushing headlong once moreinto the midst of the affray, Arsaces was seen nomore. # * # * Next morning a dishonest mariner, who oughtnot to have been loitering on the shore at elevenoclock on the previous night, but had been doingso, informed a young man, who did not happen to SANDFORD AND MERTON. 79 be much interested in the matter, that he hadseen three figures saihng out to sea in a smallboat. Two, a man and a woman, were seated inthe prow, the one explaining to the other some-thing with what appeared to be pieces of card-board, while in the stern sat what seemed to be aprodigiously fine baby, 80 THE NEW HISTORY OF It was doubtless Arsaces and his craft. Thissupposition is rendered the more probable by thefact that the vessel was thimble-rigged. Tommy expressed himself vastly delighted withthe story, to which he had listened with suchattention during tea-time as to have taken noaccount of the many slices of bread and jamwhich he had consumed, although they had been,in reality, prepared for his friend Harry, who nowfound himself reduced to a single round of drybread. Think, however, said Mr. Barlow, reveren-tially, how many poor starving people there areto whom this would be a luxury. Tommy, l0ckup the jam-pot and give me the key. Tommy obeyed, and, on Mr. Barlow quittingthe room was about to follow him, when Harrywhispered,— Poor people be blowed! Look here, Ill punchyour head afterwards. ^^We will now, said Mr. Barlow, returning, SA
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