On a raw, damp morning in early spring, a rather forlorn group of three youngsters might have been seen on the doorstep of Mountjoy Preparatory School, casting nervous glances up and down the drive, and looking anything but a picture of the life and spirits they really represented. That they were bound on an important journey was very evident. They were muffled up in ulsters, and wore gloves and top hats-a vanity no Mountjoy boy ever succumbed to, except under dire necessity. Yet it was clear they were not homeward bound, ...
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On a raw, damp morning in early spring, a rather forlorn group of three youngsters might have been seen on the doorstep of Mountjoy Preparatory School, casting nervous glances up and down the drive, and looking anything but a picture of the life and spirits they really represented. That they were bound on an important journey was very evident. They were muffled up in ulsters, and wore gloves and top hats-a vanity no Mountjoy boy ever succumbed to, except under dire necessity. Yet it was clear they were not homeward bound, for no trunks encumbered the lobby, and no suggestion of Dulce Domum betrayed itself in their dismal features. Nor had they been expelled, for though their looks might favour the supposition, they talked about the hour they should get back that evening, and wondered if Mrs Ashford would have supper ready for them in her own parlour. And it was equally plain that, whatever their destination might be, they were not starting on a truant's expedition, for the said Mrs Ashford presently came out and handed them each a small parcel of sandwiches, and enjoined on them most particularly to keep well buttoned up, and not let their feet get wet.
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Very Good in No jacket. London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1885. First edition, in a decorative Victorian cloth binding. Story of a fictional English boarding school, illustrated with engravings. Bright red pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, black and light blue, 376 pages. Light shelf soil and spotting to the covers but design and gilt still bright and clear, minor edge rubbing, good hinges, generally sound text block with a couple of gatherings just a little loosened but not detached, name on reverse side of frontis engraving, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
