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"Shall we stroll across the fields, sir, before lock-up?" said Julian, as a triumphant shout proclaimed that the game was over, and the Parkites had defeated the Grovians. "Yes, do. By the bye, what was it that you had to ask me about?" "Oh, sir, I don't think I've told you before; but I'm going up to Saint Werner's as a sub-sizar." Mr Carden looked surprised. "Indeed! Is that necessary?"
You've not been to Werner's school, and the trooper swung a sword-stroke at the taller of the two, sending a tremendous shudder throughout his frame; but he held his head to the ground, and only seemed to betray animal consciousness in leaning his ear closer to the wain. 'Blood and storm! Will ye speak? cried the trooper.
He took up the study of mineralogy with zeal, and I heartily joined with him. We made the acquaintance of Professor Jameson, a pupil of Werner's, whose work on mineralogy was of great use to us. We began to form a cabinet of minerals, which, although small, were good of their kind. We were criticized for extravagance, and, no doubt I had the lion's share of blame; but more of minerals hereafter.
"The Harton boys have gone back by this time, haven't they?" asked Violet, as she sat with her mother and brother on the lawn one afternoon. "Don't you wish you were there again with them, Julian?" "No," said Julian, "I wouldn't exchange Saint Werner's man even for Harton boy." "How soon shall you have to go up to Saint Werner's?" said Mrs Home. "On October 15th; in about a fortnight's time.
The city guard, on seeing Werner's redoubtable back turned, had adopted double time, and now came panting up, while the stranger bent smiling under a fresh overflow of innocent caresses. Margarita was caught to her father's breast. 'You shall have vengeance for this, sweet chuck, cried old Gottlieb in the intervals of his hugs.
Then he glanced at Werner's untouched bread and said: "Why don't you eat? Eat. We must brace up." "I don't feel like eating." "Then I'll eat it. May I?" "You have a fine appetite, Seryozha." Instead of answering, Sergey, his mouth full, began to sing in a dull voice, out of tune: "Hostile whirlwinds are blowing over us..."
Heyde's defence of Colberg, Werner's swift rescue of it, are very celebrated this Autumn. Medals were struck in honor of them at Berlin, not at Friedrich's expense, but under Friedrich's patronage; who purchased silver or gold copies, and gave them about. Veteran Heyde had a Letter from his Majesty, and one of these gold Medals; what an honor!
Rotthals slid a hunting-knife up his wrist, and stepped back from the board. 'Beast! roared the Baron, 'I said I wouldn't shed blood to-night. I spared a traitor, and an enemy 'Look again! said Rothhals; 'will any fellow say he saw nothing there. While all heads, including Werner's, were directed to the aperture which surveyed them, Rothhals tossed his knife to the Goshawk unperceived.
Some showed their backs and gruffly banged their doors: others scowled and pocketed their fists: not a few slunk into the side alleys like well-licked curs, and scurried off with forebent knees. They were in truth ferocious-looking fellows these trusty servants of the robber Baron Werner, of Werner's Eck, behind Andernach.
He had a great deal to get through before the all-important scholarship examination, and the loss of every available hour fretted him, for since he had failed in the Clerkland, he was doubly anxious to gain a Saint Werner's scholarship at his first time of trial.
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