ItwastothisbreezyandwhimsicalspotthatJudeascendedfromtheneareststationforthefirsttimeinhislifeaboutfouro’clockoneafternoon，andenteringonthesummitofthepeakafteratoilsomeclimb，passedthefirsthousesoftheaerialtown；anddrewtowardstheschool-house。

　　Thehourwastooearly；thepupilswerestillinschool，hummingsmall，likeaswarmofgnats；andhewithdrewafewstepsalongAbbeyWalk，whenceheregardedthespotwhichfatehadmadethehomeofallhelovedbestintheworld。Infrontoftheschools，whichwereextensiveandstone-built，grewtwoenormousbeecheswithsmoothmouse-colouredtrunks，assuchtreeswillonlygrowonchalkuplands。Withinthemullionedandtransomedwindowshecouldseetheblack，brown，andflaxencrownsofthescholarsoverthesills，andtopassthetimeawayhewalkeddowntothelevelterracewheretheabbeygardensoncehadspread，hisheartthrobbinginspiteofhim。

　　Unwillingtoentertillthechildrenweredismissedheremainedheretillyoungvoicescouldbeheardintheopenair，andgirlsinwhitepinaforesoverredandbluefrocksappeareddancingalongthepathswhichtheabbess，prioress，subprioress，andfiftynunshaddemurelypacedthreecenturiesearlier。Retracinghisstepshefoundthathehadwaitedtoolong，andthatSuehadgoneoutintothetownattheheelsofthelastscholar，Mr。Phillotsonhavingbeenabsentalltheafternoonatateachers’

　　meetingatShottsford。

　　Judewentintotheemptyschoolroomandsatdown，thegirlwhowassweepingthefloorhavinginformedhimthatMrs。Phillotsonwouldbebackagaininafewminutes。Apianostoodnear-actuallytheoldpianothatPhillotsonhadpossessedatMarygreen-andthoughthedarkafternoonalmostpreventedhimseeingthenotesJudetouchedtheminhishumbleway，andcouldnothelpmodulatingintothehymnwhichhadsoaffectedhiminthepreviousweek。

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