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He was greeted by the curious individual within with a demeanor which somehow offended Raikes with the impression that his prompt eagerness was the subject of amused calculation.
Being in the west country, it naturally was a storm-center in the parliamentary struggle, during which time a great deal of the city was destroyed. But there are many of the old portions still remaining and it has numbers of beautiful half-timbered buildings. One of these was the home of Robert Raikes, known to the world as the founder of the Sunday School.
He had not entirely ceased his sword practice with Captain Raikes during the past weeks, and now was to be found at his hall almost every day. Lord Claud himself would sometimes come and watch and applaud; and more than once, as the two had walked away together, linked arm in arm, his patron had said: "Good swordsmanship is an art to be greatly prized. It makes a man respected and feared.
He quite detests our family, and indeed all the aristocracy. Melville's mouth pursed, and he looked very grave. Sir John remarked: 'He seems like a monkey just turned into a man. 'And doubtful about the tail, added the Countess. The image was tolerably correct, but other causes were at the bottom of the air worn by John Raikes.
A ragged school was bad enough in itself, putting foolish notions into the heads of gutter-brats and making them discontented and unhappy in their lot; but to teach a ragged school on Sunday was a little too much. So Robert Raikes encountered the most violent opposition, although from that beginning dates popular education in England.
At this Andrew Cogglesby fell into a fit of laughter. 'Your servant, said Mr. Raikes, turning to him. And then he muttered 'Extraordinary likeness! Good Heavens! Powers! From a state of depression, Mr. Raikes changed into one of bewilderment. Evan paid no attention to him, and answered none of his hasty undertoned questions.
'I 'll take him myself after we finish the match to-morrow. Laxley rejoined that Mr. Raikes must be left to him. 'Then I'll take the other, said Harry. 'Where is he? Evan walked round to his place. 'I am here, he answered, 'and at your service. 'Will you fight? cried Harry. There was a disdainful smile on Evan's mouth, as he replied: 'I must first enlighten you.
'You think that letter written in good faith? said Evan. 'Look here. Mr. Raikes put on a calmness. 'You got up the other night, and said you were a tailor a devotee of the cabbage and the goose. Why the notion didn't strike me is extraordinary I ought to have known my man.
The sight of the curricle acting satellite to the donkey-cart staggered the two footmen. 'Are you lords? sang out Old Tom. A burst of laughter from the friends of Mr. Raikes, in the curricle, helped to make the powdered gentlemen aware of a sarcasm, and one with no little dignity replied that they were not lords. 'Oh! Then come and hold my donkey.
Evan was induced to look at the dog, and the dog looked at him, and gently moved his tail. 'I 've lost! cried Raikes, in languid anguish. 'He 's getting excited. He'll go mad. We're not accustomed to this in Fallow field.
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