therefore，inafitofdesperation，pulleditonceortwice，andthenleftoff，naturallysupposingthatIhaddonequiteenough。
Theboyswhosatnextthedoornosoonerheardthebell，than，risingfromtheirseats，theymovedoutatthedoor。Thebell，however，hadnosoonerceasedtojingle，thantheystoppedshort，and，turninground，staredatthemaster，asmuchastosay，’Whatarewetodonow？’Thiswastoomuchforthepatienceofthemanofmethod，whichmypreviousstupidityhadalreadynearlyexhausted。Dashingforwardintothemiddleoftheroom，hestruckmeviolentlyontheshoulderswithhisferule，and，snatchingtheropeoutofmyhand，exclaimed，withastentorianvoice，andgenuineYorkshireaccent，’Prodigyofignorance!dostnotevenknowhowtoringabell？MustImyselfinstructthee？’Hethencommencedpullingatthebellwithsuchviolencethatlongbeforehalftheschoolwasdismissedtheropebroke，andtherestoftheboyshadtodepartwithouttheiraccustomedmusic。
ButImustnotlingerhere，thoughIcouldsaymuchabouttheschoolandthepedagoguehighlyamusinganddiverting，which，however，Isuppress，inordertomakewayformattersofyetgreaterinterest。Onwewent，northward，northward!and，asweadvanced，IsawthatthecountrywasbecomingwidelydifferentfromthosepartsofmerryEnglandinwhichwehadpreviouslytravelled。
Itwaswilder，andlesscultivated，andmorebrokenwithhillsandhillocks。Thepeople，too，oftheseregionsappearedtopartakeofsomethingofthecharacteroftheircountry。Theywerecoarselydressed；tallandsturdyofframe；theirvoicesweredeepandguttural；andthehalfofthedialectwhichtheyspokewasunintelligibletomyears。
Ioftenwonderedwherewecouldbegoing，forIwasatthistimeaboutasignorantofgeographyasIwasofmostotherthings。