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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. A STEP NEARER. Mrs. Berridge had thought it necessary to introduce her nephew at the Academy where he was to be a pupil. Charlie would by no means have hesitated to appear there alone, but he cheerfully assented when his aunt proposed to accompany him. Some domestic duties had kept her at home on Monday morning, and Charlie, as we have seen, took the opportunity to put in a wedge towards an acquaintance with his Curate. If Mr. Mayer had been spoken of respectfully, the lad would have felt inclined to treat him with all due deference; indeed, he had been taught that a certain peculiar politeness or reverence was due to those whose office it is to minister in spiritual things. The light and unkind manner in which Mr. Mayer had been mentioned, had, however, called out a warmer feeling in Charlie Clement than might otherwise have been aroused. He resolved, for his part, to treat his clergyman with respect and affection, and to be by no means influenced by what others might say about him. As to the further prosecution of his acquaintance, he was somewhat puzzled. Though by no means of a bashful nature, he hesitated about risking another call where such visitations seemed most un- efcpected, if not unwelcome. Time for calling anywhere, Charlie had little or none that week, after he had fairly entered upon his studies. Although he did not "consume the midnight oil, " it was after nine o'clock before his books were laid aside, and he wasready to fall into such sound sleep as only happy, healthy youth can enjoy. After this week of constant occupation, Saturday, with its holiday hours, was most welcome. Breakfast was hardly over, when Charlie produced a new pair of skates, and declared his intention of having enough good exercise to take the chill out of
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