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For the rest, the school was not encouraged to dwell on its emotions, but rather to keep in hard condition, to avoid false quantities, and to enter the army direct, without the help of the expensive London crammer, under whose roof young blood learns too much. FOR THE REST THE SCHOOL WAS NOT ENCOURAGED TO DWELL ON ITS EMOTIONS BUT RATHER TO KEEP IN HARD CONDITION TO AVOID FALSE QUANTITIES AND TO ENTER THE ARMY DIRECT WITHOUT HELP OF THE EXPENSIVE LONDON CRAMMER UNDER WHOSE ROOF YOUNG BLOOD LEARNS TOO MUCH
d come to look at the match looked at Cottar—Cottar, _major;_ “that’s Cottar!” Above all, he was responsible for that thing called the tone of the school, and few realise with what passionate devotion a certain type of boy throws himself into this work. Home was a faraway country, full of ponies and fishing and shooting, and men-visitors who interfered with one’s plans; but school was the real world, where things of vital importance happened, and crises arose that must be dealt with promptly and quietly. Not for nothing was it written, “Let the Consuls look to it that the Republic takes no harm,” and Georgie was glad to be back in authority when the holidays ended. Behind him, but not too near, was the wise and temperate Head, now suggesting the wisdom of the serpent, now counselling the mildness of the dove; leading him on to see, more by half-hints than by any direct word, how boys and men are all of a piece, and how he who can handle the one will assuredly in time control the other. T THE SAME AND WOMEN FOLK WHO HAD COME TO LOOK AT THE MATCH LOOKED AT COTTER COTER MAJOR THAT'S COTTER ABOVE ALL HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT THING CALLED THE TONE OF THE SCHOOL AND FEW REALIZE WITH WHAT PASSIONATE DEVOTION A CERTAIN TYPE OF BOY THROWS HIMSELF INTO HIS WORK HOME WAS A FAR AWAY COUNTRY FULL OF PONIES AND FISHING AND SHOOTING AND MEN VISITORS WHO INTERFERED WITH ONE'S PLANS BUT SCHOOL WAS THE REAL WORLD WHERE THINGS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE HAPPENED AND CRISES AROSE THAT MUST BE DEALT WITH PROMPTLY AND QUIETLY NOT FOR NOTHING WAS IT WRITTEN LET THE CONSULS LOOK TO IT THAT THE REPUBLIC TAKES NO HARM AND GEORGIE WAS GLAD TO BE BACK IN AUTHORITY WHEN THE HOLIDAYS ENDED BEHIND HIM BUT NOT TOO NEAR WAS THE WISE AND TEMPERATE HEAD NOW SUGGESTING THE WISDOM OF THE SERPENT NOW COUNSELING THE MILDNESS OF THE DOVE LEADING HIM ON TO SEE MORE BY HALF HINTS THAN BY ANY DIRECT WORD HOW BOYS AND MEN ARE ALL OF A PIECE AND HOW HE WHO CAN HANDLE THE ONE WILL ASSUREDLY IN TIME CONTROL THE OTHER
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