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| ... is in thy power to perform. Grant me but one glimpse of thine interior, and I am satisfied for ever, remaining henceforth thy docile pupil, thy unemancipable slave, ready to receive all thy teachings and to feed upon the words that fall from thy lips. SPHERE. Well, then, to content ... |
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| ... unfit for my purpose. But it occurred to me that a young and docile Hexagon, with a mathematical turn, would be a most suitable pupil. Why therefore not make my first experiment with my little precocious Grandson, whose casual remarks on the meaning of 3^3 had met with the ... |
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| ... joking with him; and so saying he unlocked the door and ran out of the room. Thus ended my first attempt to convert a pupil to the Gospel of Three Dimensions. Section 22. How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the ... |
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| ... interspersing the magic tales most delightfully with recollections of the elusive and fascinating author. Years before she had lived at Brook Farm as a pupil of the Ripleys, and she came to us for ten days because she wished to live once more in an atmosphere where "idealism ran high." ... |
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| ... and brought it up, and after a while taught it to steal lambs from the neighboring flocks. The Wolf, having shown himself an apt pupil, said to the Shepherd, "Since you have taught me to steal, you must keep a sharp lookout, or you will lose some of your own ... |
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| ... social position the two boys had always been devoted friends. The boarding school of which Rodney was, as his friend expressed himself, a star pupil, was situated about fifty miles from the city of New York. It was under the charge of Dr. Sampson, a tall, thin man of fair ... |
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| ... he was not saddened. In the estimation of the school Rodney had always ranked higher than he, and been looked upon as the star pupil in point of wealth. Now that he was dethroned John himself would take his place. This would be gratifying, though just at present, and till ... |
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| ... not share in the general feeling of sympathy for Rodney. This was John Bundy. He felt that Rodney's departure would leave him the star pupil and give him the chief social position in school. As to scholarship he was not ambitious to stand high in that. "I say, Ropes," he ... |
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| ... his companion as well as teacher. You will come here at nine o'clock in the morning, and stay till four, taking lunch with your pupil. About the compensation, will you tell me what will be satisfactory to you?" "I prefer to leave that to you, sir." "Then we will say ... |
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| ... while Philip had no regular income, though he occasionally secured a little temporary employment. In the meantime Rodney had commenced his tutorship. His young pupil became very fond of him, and being a studious boy, made rapid progress in his lessons. Mr. Sargent felt that his experiment, rash as it ... |
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| ... left the house he would have felt even less regret at disappointing him. About two days afterward when Rodney went up to meet his pupil, Mr. Sargent handed him a letter. "Here is something that concerns you, Rodney," he said. "It doesn't appear to be from a friend of yours." ... |
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