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"He's in flannels!" Stalky buried his head again. "Unfortunately most unfortunately I have not one with me, but my name is King, sir, a house-master of the College, and you will find me prepared fully prepared to answer for this man's action. We've seen three " "Did ye see my notice-boards?" "I admit we did; but under the circumstances " "I stand in loco parentis."
Then they brought the table of food and I said in myself, 'Allah hath granted me my desire of the food; and now there remain the hand and the wrist. After awhile, we removed for carousel to another room, which I found tricked out with all manner of rarities; and the host paid me particular attention, addressing his talk to me, for that he took me to be a guest of his guests; whilst in like manner these two made much of me, taking me for a friend of their friend the house-master.
His father had disapproved of horses, or rather had been afraid of the Turf and its consequences. It was a while before the son could assuage his qualms and feel himself free to go forward in the prosecution of his desire. His old house-master, still his father-confessor in spiritual distresses, finally dispelled the young man's doubts and launched him on his destined way.
"At the Harrow post-office?" "Yes, sir." "Ah." Again the house-master picked up the letter, but this time he didn't lay down the lens. Instead he used it, very deliberately. Beaumont-Greene shivered; with difficulty he clenched his teeth, so as to prevent them clicking like castanets. Then Warde held up the sheet of paper to the light of the lamp. Obviously he wished to examine the watermark.
Therefore to- morrow morning at daybreak while men sleep, I think to steal forth to the gunwale of the black ship and give myself to the gods, that they and not these runagates may be masters of my life and my soul, and may do with me as they will: for indeed they know that I may not bear the strange kinless house, and the love and caressing of the alien house-master, and the mocking and stripes of the alien house-mistress.
Perhaps he remembered that it scarcely befitted the dignity of a house-master to enter upon a wrangle with a member of his house on the subject of the merits and demerits of sausages, for he refrained, and Fenn was allowed to go on with his meal in peace. Kennedy's chief anxiety had been with regard to Fenn.
Even Hugh's house-master, a conscientious, devoted man, who, in the time of expansion, was taken into the circle of his sincere friendships even he never said a serious word to the boy, except with a constrained and official air as though he heartily disliked the subject. It is no part of this slender history to trace the outer life of Hugh Neville.
"My house-master," continued Kennedy with gusto, slightly emphasising the first word, "knows that I always go out just before lock-up, and he has no objection." And, to emphasise this point, he walked towards the school buildings again. For a moment it seemed as if Mr Kay intended to call him back, but he thought better of it.
"In that case I shall have to punish you severely. You will write me out the Greek numerals ten times, and show them up to me on Tuesday." "Yes, sir." "That will do." At the door Dunstable paused. "Well, Dunstable?" said Mr. Day. "Er I'm glad you've got his autograph after all, sir," he said. Then he closed the door. As he was going to bed that night, Dunstable met the house-master on the stairs.
The whole of civilian Moslem architecture from Persia to Morocco is based on four unchanging conditions: a hot climate, slavery, polygamy and the segregation of women. For where slavery and polygamy exist every house-master is necessarily a god, and the house he inhabits a shrine built about his divinity. The first thought of the Moroccan chieftain was always defensive.
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