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demonstration. Having learnt somehow the hour of his departure, 

 the whole school, if I remember right, was put in battle-array, and 

 formed up as though in ranks of war. Tramp, tramp, tramp, eight 

 abreast we doubled along the road leading to the town, and woe 

 to any obnoxious person whom we met, and who found no method 

 to escape. 



My old antagonist, the Miller, unfortunately for him, was enjoying 

 a morning's outing on his donkey at the time, and sniffing danger 

 in the air, turned round and did his best to fly. I seem to 

 see him now. Bending his body almost double, he stuck his heels 

 into the donkey's sides, working his legs and arms as the winner of 

 the Derby does when he approaches the winning post. But it 

 availed him little, for a dozen stalwart youths flew after him, and 

 dragging him from his seat, rolled him over and over in the gutter ; 

 whilst his long eared steed delighted to be free, tore down the road 

 exulting, amid the uproarious laughter of the crowd. 



But when the culprit boy came out and entered the carriage 

 which was to end his school days and carry him away, such a shout 

 of disapproval went up, that the Head-master who lived close by, 

 and must have heard it all, doubtless felt that he was quite unfitted 

 to command us. 



The Head-master used to wear a garment, which I believe is 

 called a cassock, tied by a sort of camarband or scarf around his 

 waist, and this, coupled with his short slim figure, gave him a 

 very effeminate appearance, like some Sheristadars in India. 



One evening when I was magistrate of Baraset, in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Calcutta, as my Sheristadar was sitting by me, the 

 sound of horses' hoofs was heard outside my court ; and presently 

 two youthful midshipmen came in and began staring about them in 

 an enquiring manner. At first they only saw the groups of 

 attending natives, but presently their eyes wandered to my chair 

 which was raised on high, and coming near in the cool unconcerned 

 way which sailors have, they enquired if they were right in their 

 conjecture that I was the landlord of an inn. I said their surmise 



