whichsamesermonsankintothemall，moreorless，andverypenitenttheywereforseveralhours。ButtruthcompelsmetoadmitthatEast，atanyrate，forgotitallinaweek，butrememberedtheinsultwhichhadbeenputuponhimbyFarmerThompson，andwiththeTadpoleandotherhair-brainedyoungsterscommittedaraidonthebarnsoonafterwards，inwhichtheywerecaughtbytheshepherdsandseverelyhandled，besideshavingtopayeightshillings——allthemoneytheyhadintheworld——toescapebeingtakenuptotheDoctor。
Martinbecameaconstantinmateinthejointstudyfromthistime，andArthurtooktohimsokindlythatTomcouldn’tresistslightfitsofjealousy，which，however，hemanagedtokeeptohimself。Thekestrel’seggshadnotbeenbroken，strangetosay，andformedthenucleusofArthur’scollection，atwhichMartinworkedheartandsoul，andintroducedArthurtoHowlettthebird-fancier，andinstructedhimintherudimentsoftheartofstuffing。Intokenofhisgratitude，ArthurallowedMartintotattooasmallanchorononeofhiswrists；whichdecoration，however，hecarefullyconcealedfromTom。Beforetheendofthehalf-yearhehadtrainedintoaboldclimberandgoodrunner，and，asMartinhadforetold，knewtwiceasmuchabouttrees，birds，flowers，andmanyotherthings，asourgood-heartedandfacetiousyoungfriendHarryEast。
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“SurgebatMacnevisiusEtmoxjactabatultro，PugnabotuagratiaFerocihocMactwoltro。“-Etonian。
Thereisacertainsortoffellow——wewhoareusedtostudyingboysallknowhimwellenough——ofwhomyoucanpredicatewithalmostpositivecertainty，afterhehasbeenamonthatschool，thatheissuretohaveafight，andwithalmostequalcertaintythathewillhavebutone。TomBrownwasoneofthese；andasitisourwell-weighedintentiontogiveafull，true，andcorrectaccountofTom’sonlysinglecombatwithaschool-fellowinthemannerofouroldfriendBell’sLife，letthoseyoungpersonswhosestomachsarenotstrong，orwhothinkagoodset-