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The only difference was that while he regarded it as the real life, she regarded it as an interlude. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT WHILE HE REGARDED IT AS THE REAL LIFE SHE REGARDED IT AS AN INTERLUDE
out shirking. The way he handled the axe in cutting down saplings for the tent-poles was a delight to see, and his eye in judging the level was unfailing. Bullied as a young man into a lucrative family living, he had in turn bullied his mind into some semblance of orthodox beliefs, doing the honours of the little country church with an energy that made one think of a coal-heaver tending china; and it was only in the past few years that he had resigned the living and taken instead to cramming young men for their examinations. This suited him better. It enabled him, too, to indulge his passion for spells of "wild life," and to spend the summer months of most years under canvas in one part of the world or another where he could take his young men with him and combine "reading" with open air. His wife usually accompanied him, and there was no doubt she enjoyed the trips, for she possessed, though in less degree, the same joy of the wilderness that was his own distinguishing characteristic.  WORK AND MORE WITHOUT SHIRKING THE WAY HE HANDLED THE AXE IN CUTTING DOWN SAPLINGS FOR THE TENT POLES WAS A DELIGHT TO SEE AND HIS EYE IN JUDGING THE LEVEL WAS UNFAILING BULLIED AS A YOUNG MAN INTO A LUCRATIVE FAMILY LIVING HE HAD IN TURN BULLIED HIS MIND INTO SOME SEMBLANCE OF ORTHODOX BELIEFS DOING THE HONOURS OF THE LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH WITH AN ENERGY THAT MADE ONE THINK OF A COAL HEAVER TENDING CHINA AND IT WAS ONLY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT HE HAD RESIGNED THE LIVING AND TAKEN INSTEAD TO CRAMMING YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR EXAMINATIONS THIS SUITED HIM BETTER IT ENABLED HIM TOO TO INDULGE HIS PASSION FOR SPELLS OF WILD LIFE AND TO SPEND THE SUMMER MONTHS OF MOST YEARS UNDER CANVAS IN ONE PART OF THE WORLD OR ANOTHER WHERE HE COULD TAKE HIS YOUNG MEN WITH HIM AND COMBINE READING WITH OPEN AIR HIS WIFE USUALLY ACCOMPANIED HIM AND THERE WAS NO DOUBT SHE ENJOYED THE TRIPS FOR SHE POSSESSED THOUGH IN A LESS DEGREE THE SAME JOY OF THE WILDERNESS THAT WAS HIS OWN DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC
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