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withheld fro than the

su, that, in the midst

of her lesson, carried off the chief of her scholars to practise their

chants Moreover, the bla for the parson," and all faults in the singing by the tasks for

Miss Rachel; and one night, the excellent Zack excused his failure in

geography by saying that Mr Touchett had throay his book, and said

that it was no better than sacrilege, oht studying it under his surplice during the lessons

At last, with his usual fatality, the curate fixed the grand practice

for the Saturday evenings that were Rachel's great days for instruction

in the three R's, and for a sort of popular lecture Cricket was to

succeed the singing, and novelty carried the day, but only by the

desertion of her scholars did Rachel learn the new arrangement, and she

could hardly credit the assertion that the curate was not aware that it

was her day In fact, it was the only one when the fisher lads were sure

not to be at sea, and neither party would yield it Mr Touchett was

deterreat house; so when

Rachel declared she would have nothing to do with the boys unless the

Saturdays were conceded to her, he owned that he thought the clergyht to his lads, and had only not clais of a well- parishioner