The Notch on the Ax and On Being Found Out

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The Notch on the Ax and On Being Found Out William Makepeace Thackeray

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  WhenyouhavegainedthetopofMountTaurira,yourunpresentlydowntoLyons。Adieuthentoallrapidmovements!Itisajourneyofcaution,anditfaresbetterwithsentimentsnottobeinahurrywiththem,soIcontractedwithavolturintotakehistimewithacoupleofmulesandconveymeinmyownchaisesafetoTurinthroughSavoy。

  Poor,patient,quiet,honestpeople,fearnot!Yourpoverty,thetreasuryofyoursimplevirtues,willnotbeenviedyoubytheworld,norwillyourvaluesbeinvadedbyit。Nature,inthemidstofthydisorders,thouartstillfriendlytothescantinessthouhastcreated。withallthygreatworksabouttheelittlehastthoulefttogive,eithertothescytheortothesickle,buttothatlittlethougrantestsafetyandprotection,andsweetarethedwellingswhichstandsosheltered!

  WilliamMakepeaceThackerayOnBeingFoundOutAtthecloseletussayofQueenAnne’sreign,whenIwasaboyataprivateandpreparatoryschoolforyounggentlemen,Irememberthewiseacreofamasterorderingusall,onenight,tomarchintoalittlegardenatthebackofthehouse,andthencetoproceedonebyoneintoatoolorhenhouseIwasbutatenderlittlethingjustputintoshortclothes,andcan’texactlysaywhetherthehousewasfortoolsorhens,andinthathousetoputourhandsintoasackwhichstoodonabench,acandleburningbesideit。I

  putmyhandintothesack。Myhandcameoutquiteblack。Iwentandjoinedtheotherboysintheschoolroom。andalltheirhandswereblacktoo。

  Byreasonofmytenderageandtherearesomecriticswho,Ihope,willbesatisfiedbymyacknowledgingthatIamahundredandfifty-sixnextbirthdayIcouldnotunderstandwhatwasthemeaningofthisnightexcursion——thiscandle,thistoolhouse,thisbagofsoot。Ithinkwelittleboysweretakenoutofoursleeptobebroughttotheordeal。Wecame,then,andshowedourlittlehandstothemaster。washedthemornot——mostprobably,Ishouldsay,not——andsowentbewilderedbacktobed。

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