CHAPTER III--WIN AND SLOW

'The rude will shuffle through with ease enough: Great schools best suit the sturdy and the rough.'

COWPER.

At school Griffith was very happy, and brilliantly successful, alike in study and sport, though sports were not made prominent in those days, and triumphs in them were regarded by the elders with doubtful pride, lest they should denote a lack of attention to matters of greater importance. All his achievements were, however, poured forth by himself and Clarence to Emily and me, and we felt as proud of them as if they had been our own.

Clarence was industrious, and did not fail in his school work, but when he came home for the holidays there was a cowed look about him, and private revelations were made over my sofa that made my flesh creep. The scars were still visible, caused by having been compelled to grasp the bars of the grate bare-handed; and, what was worse, he had been suspended outside a third story window by the wrists, held by a schoolfellow of thirteen!

'But what was Griff about?' I demanded, with hot tears of indignation.

'Oh, Win!--that's what they call him, and me Slow--he said it would do me good. But I don't think it did, Eddy. It only makes my heart beat fit to choke me whenever I go near the passage window.'

I could only utter a vain wish that I had been there and able to fight for him, and I attacked Griff on the subject on the first opportunity. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Did Griffith like school?
2. What about sports?
3. Was he good at school?
4. Did he work hard?
5. Did Clarence get good grades?
6. Why was he home?
7. Who did he tell something to?
8. Was it something he was upset about?
9. Had he been bullied?
10. Was he injured?
11. What was he holding onto?
12. did he have gloves on?
13. Who was holding his wrists?
14. How old was he?
15. Where was he hanging from?
16. What did the nickname him?
17. What do they call Griffith?
18. What's his nickname at school?
19. Did he help Clarence?
20. Did Griff get talked to about this later?
Answer: 1. yes
2. he was good at them
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
6. the holidays
7. yes
8. yes
9. yes
10. they were
11. the bars of the grate
12. no
13. a schoolfellow
14. thirteen
15. a third story window
16. Win
17. Griff
18. Win
19. no
20. yes

Burke was born in Dublin, Ireland. His mother Mary nee Nagle (c. 1702 1770) was a Roman Catholic who hailed from a declasse County Cork family (and a cousin of Nano Nagle), whereas his father, a successful solicitor, Richard (died 1761), was a member of the Church of Ireland; it remains unclear whether this is the same Richard Burke who converted from Catholicism. The Burke dynasty descends from an Anglo-Norman knight surnamed de Burgh (latinised as de Burgo) who arrived in Ireland in 1185 following Henry II of England's 1171 invasion of Ireland.

In 1744, Burke started at Trinity College Dublin, a Protestant establishment, which up until 1793, did not permit Catholics to take degrees. In 1747, he set up a debating society, "Edmund Burke's Club", which, in 1770, merged with TCD's Historical Club to form the College Historical Society; it is the oldest undergraduate society in the world. The minutes of the meetings of Burke's Club remain in the collection of the Historical Society. Burke graduated from Trinity in 1748. Burke's father wanted him to read Law, and with this in mind he went to London in 1750, where he entered the Middle Temple, before soon giving up legal study to travel in Continental Europe. After eschewing the Law, he pursued a livelihood through writing. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. where was burke born?
2. what is his full name?
3. what was his mother's name
4. his father
5. when did burke start at trinity college?
6. where is the college located?
7. is it a baptist establishment?
8. what kind is it?
9. before 1790 could catholics get degrees?
10. what year did that change?
11. what type of society did he set up?
12. in what ear
13. what was it called?
14. what club did they merge with?
15. what year did they merge?
16. what was the new club called?
17. is it a newer undergrad society
18. what year did Burke graduate?
19. where did he go after that?
20. to study what?
Answer: 1. in Dublin, Ireland
2. unknown
3. Mary nee Nagle
4. Richard Burke
5. In 1744
6. in Dublin,
7. no
8. Protestant
9. no
10. 1793,
11. a debating society
12. In 1747
13. "Edmund Burke's Club",
14. TCD's Historical Club
15. in 1770
16. the College Historical Society;
17. no
18. in 1748.
19. London
20. Law

CHAPTER IV

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BARN

"Nat has fallen into the water!"

"Where is he? I can't see a thing."

"He must have gone down in some cistern."

These and other cries rang out, and all of the boys of Oak Hall were filled with consternation. Dave had located the splash fairly well, and as quickly as he could he felt his way in that direction.

"Nat, where are you?" he called out.

"Here, down in a cistern! Help me out, or I'll be frozen to death."

Dave now reached the edge of the cistern. Two of the boards which had covered it had broken, letting Nat down quite unexpectedly. Fortunately there was only three feet of water in the cistern, so there was no fear of drowning. But the water was icy and far from agreeable.

As Dave leaned down to give Poole his hand, the door of the barn was flung open and a farmer strode in, a lantern in one hand and a stout stick in the other. The man held the light over his head and looked around suspiciously.

"Wot yeou fellers doin' here?" he demanded.

"Come here with the light--one of our party has fallen into the cistern!" cried Dave.

"Into the cistern, eh? Mebbe it serves him right. Ain't got no business in my barn," answered the farmer, as he came closer.

"We ran in because your dogs came after us," explained Roger.

"An' where did yeou come from? Ye don't belong around here, I know." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what chapter is this ?
2. the title is ?
3. who down in a cistern ?
4. how did he end up there ?
5. if he dont get out what will happen
6. could he see anything ?
7. where did they think he down in ?
8. were there other crys
9. where are the boys from ?
10. who located the splash ?
11. did he find it slow ?
12. he felt his way into what ?
13. did nat edge of the cister ?
14. who was it ?
15. how many boards were there ?
16. were the boards ingood standing ?
17. who gave poole his hand ?
18. who came in ?
19. what did he have in one hand ?
20. and the other ?
Answer:
1. IV
2. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BARN
3. Nat
4. Nat has fallen into the wate
5. frozen to death."
6. no.
7. cistern
8. yes
9. Oak Hall
10. Dave
11. no
12. direction
13. no
14. Dave
15. Two
16. broken
17. Dave
18. farmer
19. lantern
20. stout stick