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     ;My   dear   companions   and   old   friends�察─  �said   Old   Cheeseman�察   �you 

have heard of my good fortune。               I have passed so many years under this 

roofmy entire life so far�察�I may saythat I hope you have been glad to 

hear     of  it  for  my    sake。    I   could    never    enjoy    it  without    exchanging 

congratulations with you。            If we have ever misunderstood one another at 

all�察�pray�察�my dear boys�察�let us forgive and forget。 I have a great tenderness 

for you�察�and I am sure you return it。               I want in the fulness of a grateful 

heart to shake hands with you every one。                  I have come back to do it�察�if 

you please�察�my dear boys。; 

     Since the President had begun to cry�察�several other fellows had broken 

out   here   and   there�此   �but   now�察  �when   Old   Cheeseman   began   with   him   as 

first boy�察�laid his left hand affectionately on his shoulder and gave him his 

right�察�and when the President said ;Indeed�察�I don't deserve it�察�sir�察�upon my 

honour I don't�察─�there was sobbing and crying all over the school。                       Every 

other   fellow   said   he   didn't   deserve   it�察  �much   in   the   same   way�察  �but   Old 

Cheeseman�察  �not   minding   that   a   bit�察  �went   cheerfully  round   to   every   boy�察�

and wound up with every masterfinishing off the Reverend last。 

     Then a snivelling little chap in a corner�察�who was always under some 

punishment   or   other�察  �set   up   a   shrill   cry   of   ;Success   to   Old   Cheeseman� �

Hooray� ─       �The   Reverend   glared   upon   him�察  �and   said�察   �MR。   Cheeseman�察�

sir。;    But�察�Old Cheeseman protesting that he liked his old name a   great 

deal   better   than   his   new   one�察  �all   our  fellows   took   up   the  cry�察  �and�察  �for   I 

don't know how  many  minutes�察 �there   was such   a   thundering of   feet   and 

hands�察�and such a roaring of Old Cheeseman�察�as never was heard。 

     After     that�察  �there   was    a   spread    in   the   dining´room       of   the   most 

magnificent        kind。    Fowls�察     �tongues�察    �preserves�察    �fruits�察 �confectionaries�察�

jellies�察�neguses�察�barley´sugar temples�察�trifles�察�crackerseat all you can and 

pocket      what    you    likeall   at  Old    Cheeseman's       expense。      After     that�察�

speeches�察�whole holiday�察 �double and   treble sets   of all   manners of   things 

for    all  manners      of  games�察    �donkeys�察    �pony´chaises       and   drive    yourself�察�

dinner  for   all   the  masters   at   the  Seven   Bells   ��twenty  pounds   a´head   our 

fellows   estimated   it   at���察  �an   annual   holiday   and   feast   fixed   for   that   day 

every   year�察  �and   another   on   Old   Cheeseman's   birthdayReverend   bound 

down before the fellows to allow it�察�so that he could never back outall at 



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Old Cheeseman's expense。 

     And didn't our fellows go down in a body and cheer outside the Seven 

Bells�拭    �O no� �

     But there's something else besides。           Don't look at the next story´ teller�察�

for   there's   more   yet。  Next   day�察  �it   was   resolved   that   the   Society   should 

make it up with Jane�察�and then be dissolved。               What do you think of Jane 

being   gone�察  �though�       �What�拭      �Gone   for   ever�拭─  �said   our   fellows�察  �with 

long faces。      ;Yes�察�to be sure�察─�was all the answer they could get。                None 

of the people about the house would say anything more。                     At length�察�the 

first   boy   took   upon   himself   to   ask   the   Reverend   whether   our   old   friend 

Jane was really gone�拭          �The Reverend ��he has got a daughter at home 

turn´up nose�察�and red�� replied severely�察 �Yes�察�sir�察�Miss Pitt is gone。;                 The 

idea   of   calling   Jane�察  �Miss   Pitt� �Some   said   she   had   been   sent   away   in 

disgrace for taking money from Old Cheeseman�察�others said she had gone 

into Old Cheeseman's service at a rise of ten pounds a year。 All that our 

fellows knew�察�was�察�she was gone。 

     It was two or three months afterwards�察�when�察�one afternoon�察�an open 

carriage stopped at the cricket field�察�just outside bounds�察�with a lady and 

gentleman in it�察�who looked at the game a long time and stood up to see it 

played。       Nobody       thought    much     about    them�察   �until   the   same     little 

snivelling   chap   came   in�察  �against   all   rules�察  �from   the   post   where   he   was 

Scout�察�and said�察 �It's Jane� ─        �Both Elevens forgot the game directly�察�and 

ran crowding round the carriage。            It WAS Jane�       �In such a bonnet�       �And 

if you'll believe me�察�Jane was married to Old Cheeseman。 

     It soon became quite a regular thing when our fellows were hard at it 

in the   playground�察  �to   see   a   carriage   at   the   low   part of   the   wall   where   it 

joins the  high   part�察  �and   a lady  and   gentleman   standing   up in   it�察 �looking 

over。     The    gentleman     was    always    Old   Cheeseman�察      �and   the  lady   was 

always Jane。 

     The first time I ever saw them�察�I saw them in that way。                    There had 

been a good many changes among our fellows then�察�and it had turned out 

that Bob Tarter's father wasn't worth Millions�             �He wasn't worth anything。 

Bob     had   gone    for  a  soldier�察  �and   Old    Cheeseman      had    purchased     his 

discharge。      But that's not the carriage。        The carriage stopped�察�and all our 



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fellows stopped as soon as it was seen。 

     ;So   you   have   never   sent   me   to   Coventry   after   all� ─  �said   the   lady�察�

laughing�察  �as   our   fellows   swarmed   up   the   wall   to   shake   hands   with   her。 

;Are you never going to do it�拭─�

     ;Never� �never� �never� ─�on all sides。 

     I didn't understand   what   she  meant   then�察 �but of   course  I  do   now。        I 

was very much pleased with her face though�察�and with her good way�察�and I 

couldn't     help   looking     at  herand    at  him    toowith    all   our   fellows 

clustering so joyfully about them。 

     They soon took notice of me as a new boy�察�so I thought I might as well 

swarm up the wall myself�察�and shake hands with them as the rest did。                       I 

was quite as glad to see them as the rest were�察�and was quite as familiar 

with them in a moment。 

     ;Only a fortnight now�察─�said Old Cheeseman�察 �to the holidays。                    Who 

stops�拭    �Anybody�拭─�

     A good many fingers pointed at me�察�and a good many voices cried ;He 

does� ─    �For it was the year when you were all away�察�and rather low I was 

about it�察�I can tell you。 

     ;Oh� ─�said Old Cheeseman。            ;But it's solitary here in the holiday time。 

He had better come to us。; 

     So   I   went   to   their   delightful   house�察  �and   was   as   happy   as   I   could 

possibly be。      They understand how to conduct themselves towards boys�察�

THEY do。        When they take a boy to the play�察�for instance�察�they DO take 

him。     They   don't   go   in   after   it's   begun�察  �or   come   out   before   it's   over。 

They know how to bring a boy up�察�too。               Look at their own�        �Though he 

is very little as yet�察�what a capital boy he is� �Why�察�my next favourite to 

Mrs。 Cheeseman and Old Cheeseman�察�is young Cheeseman。 

     So�察�now I have told you all I know about Old Cheeseman。                      And it's 

not much after all�察�I am afraid。        Is it�拭�



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                       NOBODY'S STORY 



     He   lived   on   the   bank   of   a   mighty   river�察  �broad   and   deep�察  �which   was 

always silently rolling on to a vast undiscovered ocean。                 It had rolled on�察�

ever   since   the   world   began。    It   had   changed   its   course   sometimes�察  �and 

turned into new channels�察�leaving its old ways dry and barren�察�but it had 

ever been   upon the  flow�察 �and   ever  was   to   flow  until Time   should   be   no 

more。     Against its strong�察�unfathomable stream�察�nothing made head。                    No 

living   creature�察  �no   flower�察  �no   leaf�察  �no   particle   of   animate   or   inanimate 

existence�察  �ever   strayed   back   from  the   undiscovered ocean。          The   tide   of 

the river set resistlessly towards it�察�and the tide never stopped�察�any more 

than the earth stops in its circling round the sun。 

     He lived in a busy place�察�and he worked very hard to live。                 He had no 

hope of ever being rich enough to live a month without hard work�察�but he 

was quite content�察�GOD knows�察�to labour with a cheerful will。 He was one 

of an immense family�察�all of whose sons and daughters gained their daily 

bread   by   daily   work�察  �prolonged   from   their   rising   up   betimes   until   their 

lying   down   at   night。    Beyond   this   destiny   he   had   no   prospect�察  �and   he 

sought none。 

     There   was   over´much   drumming�察 �trumpeting�察  �and   speech´making�察 �in 

the   neighbourhood   where   he   dwelt�察  �but   he   had   nothing   to   do   with   that。 

Such clash and uproar came from the Bigwig family�察�at the unaccountable 

proceedings of which race�察�he marvelled much。                 They set up the strangest 

statues�察�in iron�察�marble�察�bronze�察�and brass�察�before his door�察�and darkened 

his   house    with   the   legs   and   tails  of  uncouth    images     of  horses。    He 

wondered what it all meant�察�smiled in a rough good´humoured way he had�察�

and kept
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