The Professor had had a trifling dispute in the morning with that young gentleman, owing to a difference about the introduction of crackers in school-time; but his face resumed its habitual expression of bland courtesy, as he said, "Master Osborne, I give you full permission to go and see your carriage friends,to whom I beg you to convey the respectful compliments of myself and Mrs. Veal.

This spot was my favourite walk in the evenings during the latter part of my school-time.

It had been very difficult for him to reconcile himself to the idea that his school-time was to be prolonged, and that he was not to be brought up to his father's business, which he had always thought extremely pleasant, for it was nothing but riding about, giving orders, and going to market.

Several times before she grew too ill, Jenny had had her favourites up in her room on Sunday evenings, to read Bible stories with her, and had sent them away happy with magnificent text-cards, that had hitherto been the arduously won rewards of "attention" and the practice of such school-time virtues over many weeks.

Neither punishment nor the offer of a reward could induce him to go to school, but in school-time he was always to be found on the plaza, playing with the other boys.

" The child then thought: "High over head The bell is safe suspended" So to the fields he straightway sped As if 'twas school-time ended.

There was no escaping school-time; it was as bad as Miss Bolton.

After eating his share of porridge, and having further disposed of a slice of bread and butter, allotted to him in virtue of his office, Nicholas sat himself down, to wait for school-time.

If "Black Monday" is past, the "Gift" will still be acceptable: it will make school-time pass as happily as a holiday.

He stuck as closely as possible to his desk, and out of school-time tried to steal apart from the throng.

Tots, school-time is over for this morning.

We were at school together at Saint Aethelstan's College in West Kensington for almost all our school-time.

And off the boys ran to the racquet-court, Eric intending to occupy the last quarter of an hour before school-time in learning his lesson.

[B] John Fleming of Rayrigg, his half-brotherthe boy with whom Wordsworth used to walk round the lake of Esthwaite, in the morning before school-time, ("five miles of pleasant wandering")was also at St. John's College, Cambridge, at this time, and had been fifth Wrangler in the preceding year, 1789.

" "No," said Jonas, "I have no idea of having all school-time spent in talking.

I was about to settle whether I would go to the beach and wade, or into the woods for snake-flowers, till school-time, when my attention was again arrested by Mrs. Saunders saying, "I spose Marm Tamor went off with a large slice, and Mr. John Morgeson is mad to this day?" Mother was prevented from answering by the appearance of the said Mr. John Morgeson, who darkened the threshold of the kitchen door, but advanced no further.

" "School-time, Cassy," said mother.

It's nothing but limes now, for every one is sucking them in their desks in school-time, and trading them off for pencils, bead-rings, paper dolls, or something else, at recess.

* BOOK FIRST INTRODUCTION.CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL-TIME