Capitolo 2
lessons that you/they write in this place, and I hope that I can have then the pleasure
of reunion You again as pupils. Allow me to say, in conclusion that I thank
You for Your patronage and for Your good behavior during this course of
lessons, and to the same duration I offer Him good-from."
With the last words, Teacher Granville made a low arc, and you/he/she put
its hand on its heart as him had probably made first fifty times, on
giving him/it same speech that was the stereotyped form in that him
closed his/her schools in the evening.
There was a beating of feet, mixed with an applause of hands as the
teacher closed his/her discourse and a moment later a boy of sixteen,
dealing one with the anterior places, colors of rose, and, advancing with easy
mastery of itself, deduced from its pocket a case of gold pencil, while containing a
pencil and pen, and he/she spoke as it follows:
"Teacher Granville, the members of Your class of writing covetous of
testifying their appreciation of Your services as teacher, has
contributed to buy this case of gold pencil that, in their name, I have,
great pleasure in to introduce you. Desire you receive better it with ours
wishes for Your success continued as a teacher of calligraphy?"
With these words, he gave the pencil to the teacher and he/she returned to
his/her place.
The applause that has achieved was terriffic, while causing the dust to rise from
the floor where you/he/she had lain unperturbed up to the violent attack of two
one hundred feet raised him in clouds through that the figure of the
still teacher was visible, with his/her wide right arm again.
"Lord and gentlemen", he started, "I cannot give appropriate expression
to the emotions of which you/they fill my heart to this more unexpected tribute
respect and mark of the appreciation of my humble services. Believe me to me,
he/she will always take care of tenderly it as a more valued possession, and his sight
it will recall the pleasant one, and, I hope, profitable times that we have
passed together this winter. To You, particularly, the Mr. Rushton, me