Jalna: Books 1-4: the Building of Jalna / Morning At Jalna / Mary Wakefield / Young Renny

De La Roche Mazo

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“said Augusta, “eat a hearty breakfast to start us off well on our journey.”
    The boys agreed, but when they sat down to table they had little appetite. Philip was just finishing his ham and eggs. He held up a sunburnt cheek to be kissed. It was extraordinary that he seemed to notice nothing odd about the children. Adeline was not yet out of bed.
    “Well,” Philip said cheerfully, as the three seated themselves, “glad to be off to school, as usual?”
    “Rather gladder than usual,” Augusta a...nswered cryptically.
    Philip seldom went to the trouble, the mental effort of analyzing the remarks made by his offspring, but this struck him as odd, worth looking into.
    “Why?” he demanded.
    Ernest took it on himself to answer. “Because,” he said, “we are to begin the study of Euclid.”
    Philip stared. Then, “You little horrors!”MoreLess Read More Read Less