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must not seem to observe that aught is wrong with him."
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'Tis strange how my memory doth wanton with me these days," said Tom.
But mind it not--I mend apace--a little clue doth often serve to bring
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me back again the things and names which had escaped me. (And not they,
only, forsooth, but e'en such as I ne'er heard before--as this lad shall
see.) Give thy business speech."
"'Tis matter of small weight, my liege, yet will I touch upon it, an' it
please your Grace. Two days gone by, when your Majesty faulted thrice in
your Greek--in the morning lessons,--dost remember it?"
"Y-e-s--methinks I do. (It is not much of a lie--an' I had meddled with
the Greek at all, I had not faulted simply thrice, but forty times.)
Yes, I do recall it, now--go on."
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The master, being wroth with what he termed such slovenly and doltish
work, did promise that he would soundly whip me for it--and--"
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Whip THEE!" said Tom, astonished out of his presence of mind. "Why
should he whip THEE for faults of mine?"
"Ah, your Grace forgetteth again. He always scourgeth me when thou dost
fail in thy lessons."
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