second deluge," said Arthur Hall, looking disco

too," said Fred

has poured down, with not a s

ot during the day, for play and work could go on quite nicely

nd Ross, that all this rain has c

k of twenty lines, our last fortnight has not been much of a

ur; "now, if I had been punished instead of you, the weather would

ys will soon be here; another ten days,

said Hall; "but you two, Ross and Lynch,

, the doctor ought to give me three good marks, and set me up

g up from his task, as his friend waved his paper r

ge; remember this is our last d

am happy

ching himself; "no longer a slave, bound hand

fter laying down his pen, "my p

are now free from the doctor's rule. W

aid Leslie, fold

idently

e seen," exclaimed Lynch, appr

spect we have of playing our game

! how i

s come down,

ut your game under umbre

th pattens o

all be able to bathe in the playground;

r; how it has ris

l, "and the water is speed

y, "you don't think the

what?" in

taking a fancy to s

t," said Hall, looki

hat he thinks," said Lynch, as he sa

l you look h

?" said Arnold, step

is any danger of the

urrounded him, waiting anxiously for his verdict. Arnold knew not what to think; he had never before seen the river in such a state as he now beheld it, so full or so rapid; he was half afraid there

not competent to give an opinion, but such a thin

llects a flood when he was a boy, which carri

od," said Arnold, trying to make light of

ow what he told

some extraordinary knowledge in the course of your li

amage the continuous rains had done might at once be rectified, and all possible danger averted. But at night time, as the doctor gazed from his bedroom window at the turbulent stream, he could not but think that he

rious sun was flooding the earth with warmth and light. The doctor thought there was no immediate necessit

lay thinking how he could best prevent himself falling again into that weakness which had already cost him so much sorrow and punishment. How ardently he wished he could always keep a strict guard and watch on his wayward fancy; he recollected reading of

nd then he lifted up his heart in prayer for strength to accomplish what he had determi

to view the noisy and exciting scenes; to pull the ears of the pigs, and feel the wool of the sheep; to watch the farmers and higglers making their bargai

seen nothing of the kind, it was all fresh and novel, and highly exciting

een the transfer of several baskets of fowl, and peeped into the corn exchange, when he thought it was about time to return home; but as he passed an inn-

he cart; he noticed the linchpin was nearly half out; "What a lark," he thought, "if I

action. Was this following out his morning's resolution? Was this turning over a new leaf? He attempted to replace the pin a

o his cries, soon left him far behind with the abstracted linchpin in his hand. He sat down on a bank by the road side and burst into tears. What should he do? How could he remedy

e secret place where no one could find him, or would ever dream of searching for him. Then he thought he had better go directly to the doctor and confess

o the offence, and to the restless unhappiness of him who committed it. If Leslie had done this,-fully and f

erely injured, but he could gain no particulars of the accident, how it had occurred, or who had been the victim. He most ferven

with Lynch, Hall, and Moore, he felt a rough hand laid on the coll

g dog that took

d Hall, trying to pull Lesli

ried one ar

said the man, "I have nothing to say

quired Hall; "you must not seize th

an, doggedly, "this 'ere one go

; "can't you see the man's mad;

eizing one arm, while Lynch ha

eeded to active measures; "I had better go with this man

he led Leslie up to the doctor's private door, and asked permission to speak with him for

is young gentleman done that you should

trongly suspect he took one of the linchpins out of my cart last marke

had fixed his eyes upon the carpet, too muc

s true,

t I did not m

he farmer, "but you d

ented the action the moment I had done it, and tried to

ot mend this gentleman'

eve me I am sorry," said Leslie, w

r, "when the very day after your punishment had expired for

o reply, his tears

ds to Mr West; I must write to your father and c

library with a v

ather had desired him to keep his son at school during the holidays as a punishment for his fault; at the same time Lesl

ng you and clasping you once again in our arms; but we think it our duty to forego all this for your sake. We want our little boy to grow up into a brave and good man, and this he will never do unless he learns to govern well his own nature, repress with a strong h

at his punishment was to be, and manifested their sym

you, for I know what it is to be at school during the holidays; I must not gr

school during holiday

at Ascot H

t, Hall," said Lynch

!" said the re

re goes:" and Hall told the stor