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At last he blossomed into full glory as head of the school, ex officio captain of the games; head of his house, where he and his lieutenants preserved discipline and decency among seventy boys from twelve to seventeen; general arbiter in the quarrels that spring up among the touchy Sixth—and intimate friend and ally of the Head himself. AT LAST HE BLOSSOMED INTO FULL GLORY AS HEAD OF THE SCHOOL EX OFFICIO CAPTAIN OF THE GAMES HEAD OF HIS HOUSE WHERE HE AND HIS LIEUTENANTS PRESERVED DISCIPLINE AND DECENCY AMONG SEVENTY BOYS FROM TWELVE TO SEVENTEEN GENERAL ARBITER IN THE QUARRELS THAT SPRING UP AMONG THE TOUCHY SIXTH AND INTIMATE FRIEND AND ALLY OF THE HEAD HIMSELF
uise in her place. So it was perfectly right and natural that when he came to the brushwood-pile he should find her waiting for him, her hair combed off her forehead more like Alice in Wonderland than ever, and the races and adventures began. Ten years at an English public school do not encourage dreaming. Georgie won his growth and chest measurement, and a few other things which did not appear in the bills, under a system of cricket, foot-ball, and paper-chases, from four to five days a week, which provided for three lawful cuts of a ground-ash if any boy absented himself from these entertainments. He became a rumple-collared, dusty-hatted fag of the Lower Third, and a light half-back at Little Side foot-ball; was pushed and prodded through the slack backwaters of the Lower Fourth, where the raffle of a school generally accumulates; won his “second-fifteen” cap at foot-ball, enjoyed the dignity of a study with two companions in it, and began to look forward to office as a sub-prefect.  SECTION TWO OF THE BRUSHWOOD BOY BY ROGERT KIPLING THIS LIEBERVOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY LIMNEALLY TEN YEARS IN AN ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOL DO NOT ENCOURAGE DREAMING GEORGIE WON HIS GROWTH AND CHEST MEASUREMENT AND A FEW OTHER THINGS WHICH DID NOT APPEAR IN THE BILLS UNDER A SYSTEM OF CRICKET FOOTBALL AND PAPER CHASES FROM FOUR TO FIVE DAYS A WEEK WHICH PROVIDED FOR THREE LAWFUL CUTS OF GROUND ASH IF ANY BOY ABSENTED HIMSELF FROM THESE ENTERTAINMENTS HE BECAME A RUMPLE COLLARED DUSTY HATTED FAG OF THE LOWER THIRD AND LIGHT HALF BACK AT LITTLE SIDE FOOTBALL WAS PUSHED AND PRODDED THROUGH THE SLACK BACKWATERS OF THE LOWER FORTH WHERE THE RAFFLE OF A SCHOOL GENERALLY ACCUMULATES WON HIS SECOND FIFTEEN CAP AT FOOTBALL ENJOYED THE DIGNITY OF HIS STUDY WITH TWO COMPANIONS IN IT AND BEGAN TO LOOK FORWARD TO OFFICE AS A SUB PREFECT
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