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Updated: June 27, 2025
"Here we are, my dear, all right; the pocketbook is found," he smiled, as he again took possession of the reins. "Found?" she echoed. "Yes, by that boy, Worth, you know, who behaved so well in that affair with the Burghes." "Oh, yes! and he found the pocketbook?" "Yes, and advertised it in this way, poor little fellow!" And Mr. Middleton drove slowly while he read the circular to his wife.
The two Burghes, who were grossly ignorant, slothful, perverse, and slovenly, got prizes for the regular attendance, into which they were daily dragooned by their father.
In these respects also his deportment formed a favorable contrast to the shame-faced, half-sullen, and half-defiant behavior of the Burghes. These boys were the only enemies Ishmael possessed in the school; his sweetness of spirit had, on the contrary, made him many friends.
Indeed, if I did not know better, I should take you to be the young gentleman, and those Burghes to be workman's sons!" she said, as she held his hand, and looked approvingly upon his smooth, light hair, his fair, broad forehead, clear, blue eyes, and delicate features; and upon his erect figure and neat dress. "Thank you, miss," answered Ishmael, with boyish embarrassment.
Ishmael was felt to be perfectly trustworthy; therefore he was allowed the privilege of free association with these little girls an honor not accorded to other day pupils. This "unjust partiality," as they called the well-merited confidence bestowed upon our boy, greatly incensed the Burghes, and increased their enmity against Ishmael.
He quickly mastered the elementary branches of education, and was initiated into the rudiments of Latin, Greek, and mathematics. He soon overtook the two Burghes and was placed in the same class with them and with John and James Middleton Mr. Middleton's second and third sons.
The Burghes did not dare to sneer at Ishmael's humble position in their presence.
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