This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 Excerpt: ...good night." CHAPTER VIII. BREAKING UP. The time passed quickly away after the party at Ethelston House, till the day drew near for those who had been companions together for the last five months to disperse to their several homes. The last lessons had been repeated, the last walk taken, the masters had paid their last ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 Excerpt: ...good night." CHAPTER VIII. BREAKING UP. The time passed quickly away after the party at Ethelston House, till the day drew near for those who had been companions together for the last five months to disperse to their several homes. The last lessons had been repeated, the last walk taken, the masters had paid their last visits, and now the morning of "packing-up day" had arrived. At an early hour all were busied in clearing their drawers, and arranging the various articles usually contained in them upon the beds, ready for being placed in the boxes. The inventories of the different wardrobes were brought out, and missing articles searched for. There was a continual running to and fro, up and down stairs, and in and out of the various rooms, very different from the usual order in the household. Merry voices sang scraps of songs, made vows of perpetual friendship, demanded lost gloves and boots, prophesied where each companion would be this time to-morrow; gave addresses and promises to write, and related the anticipated pleasures of the holidays, all in one confused murmur, that not even the presence of Mrs. Stafford and the teachers could in any way subdue. The worst time, however, was the latter part of the day, when the boxes, ready corded and directed, were brought down into the hall, when the umbrellas and shawls had been strapped together, and there literally was nothing to do, by which the leaden-footed hours might be coaxed to accelerate their speed. At an early hour, all retired to bed, but few to sleep, and those only to dream of being too late for trains, or of the dreadful impossibility of dressing, and the strange loss of every requisite article while the cab stood waiting at the door. Miss Cotton and Miss Steele were to go to Manc...
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