Andaftersometalk，webothagreedthatyouinparticularwantedsomeobjectintheSchoolbeyondgamesandmischief；foritwasquiteclearthatyouneverwouldmaketheregularschoolworkyourfirstobject。AndsotheDoctor，atthebeginningofthenexthalf-year，lookedoutthebestofthenewboys，andseparatedyouandEast，andputtheyoungboyintoyourstudy，inthehopethatwhenyouhadsomebodytoleanonyou，youwouldbegintostandalittlesteadieryourself，andgetmanlinessandthoughtfulness。AndIcanassureyouhehaswatchedtheexperimenteversincewithgreatsatisfaction。Ah！notoneofyouboyswilleverknowtheanxietyyouhavegivenhim，orthecarewithwhichhehaswatchedovereverystepinyourschoollives。“
UptothistimeTomhadnevergivenwhollyintoorunderstoodtheDoctor。Atfirsthehadthoroughlyfearedhim。Forsomeyears，asIhavetriedtoshow，hehadlearnttoregardhimwithloveandrespect，andtothinkhimaverygreatandwiseandgoodman。ButasregardedhisownpositionintheSchool，ofwhichhewasnolittleproud，Tomhadnoideaofgivinganyonecreditforitbuthimself，and，truthtotell，wasaveryself-
conceitedyounggentlemanonthesubject。HewaswonttoboastthathehadfoughthisownwayfairlyuptheSchool，andhadnevermadeuptoorbeentakenupbyanybigfellowormaster，andthatitwasnowquiteadifferentplacefromwhatitwaswhenhefirstcame。And，indeed，thoughhedidn’tactuallyboastofit，yetinhissecretsoulhedidtoagreatextentbelievethatthegreatreformintheSchoolhadbeenowingquiteasmuchtohimselfastoanyoneelse。Arthur，heacknowledged，haddonehimgood，andtaughthimagooddeal；sohadotherboysindifferentways，buttheyhadnothadthesamemeansofinfluenceontheSchoolingeneral。AndasfortheDoctor，why，hewasasplendidmaster；buteveryoneknewthatmasterscoulddoverylittleoutofschoolhours。Inshort，hefeltontermsofequalitywithhischief，sofarasthesocialstateoftheSchoolwasconcerned，andthoughtthattheDoctorwouldfinditnoeasymattertogetonwithouthim。Moreover，hisSchoolToryismwasstillstrong，andhelookedstillwithsomejealousyontheDoctor，assomewhatofafanaticinthematterofchange，andthoughtitverydesirablefortheSchoolthatheshouldhavesomewisepersonsuchashimselftolooksharplyaftervestedSchool-rights，andseethatnothingwasdonetotheinjuryoftherepublicwithoutdueprotest。
Itwasanewlighttohimtofindthat，besidesteachingthesixth，andgoverningandguidingthewholeSchool，editingclassics，andwritinghistories，thegreatheadmasterhadfoundtimeinthosebusyyearstowatchoverthecareerevenofhim，TomBrown，andhisparticularfriends，and，nodoubt，offiftyotherboysatthesametime，andallthiswithouttakingtheleastcredittohimself，orseemingtoknow，orletanyoneelseknow，thatheeverthoughtparticularlyofanyboyatall。
However，theDoctor’svictorywascompletefromthatmomentoverTomBrownatanyrate。Hegavewayatallpoints，andtheenemymarchedrightoverhim——cavalry，infantry，andartillery，andthelandtransportcorps，andthecampfollowers。Ithadtakeneightlongyearstodoit；butnowitwasdonethoroughly，andtherewasn’tacornerofhimleftwhichdidn’tbelieveintheDoctor。HadhereturnedtoSchoolagain，andtheDoctorbegunthehalf-yearbyabolishingfagging，andfootball，andtheSaturdayhalf-holiday，oralloranyofthemostcherishedSchoolinstitutions，Tomwouldhavesupportedhimwiththeblindestfaith。Andso，afterahalfconfessionofhispreviousshortcomings，andsorrowfuladieustohistutor，fromwhomhereceivedtwobeautifully-boundvolumesoftheDoctor’ssermons，asapartingpresent，hemarcheddowntotheSchoolhouse，ahero-worshipper，whowouldhavesatisfiedthesoulofThomasCarlylehimself。