“Well，Tom，“saidEast，recoveringhimself，“Idontseeanyobjectiontothenewway。It’saboutasgoodastheoldone，I
think，besidestheadvantageitgivesoneoffeelingvirtuous，andlookingdownonone’sneighbours。“
Tomshovedhishandintohisbackhair。“Iain’tsosure，“saidhe；“youtwofellowscarriedmeoffmylegs。Idon’tthinkwereallytriedonesentencefairly。AreyousureyourememberwhattheDoctorsaidtoyou？“
“Yes。AndI’llswearIcouldn’tmakeoutoneofmysentencesto-day——no，norevercould。Ireallydon’tremember，“saidEast，speakingslowlyandimpressively，“tohavecomeacrossoneLatinorGreeksentencethishalfthatIcouldgoandconstruebythelightofnature。WherebyIamsureProvidenceintendedcribstobeused。“
“Thethingtofindout，“saidTommeditatively，“ishowlongoneoughttogrindatasentencewithoutlookingatthecrib。NowI