Iwasgladwhenteno’clockcame，thebedtimeforyoungfolks，andoldfolkstoo，attheNutterHouse。AloneinthehallchamberIhadmycryout，onceforall，moisteningthepillowtosuchanextentthatIwasobligedtoturnitovertofindadryspottogotosleepon。
Mygrandfatherwiselyconcludedtoputmetoschoolatonce。IfIhadbeenpermittedtogomooningaboutthehouseandstables，Ishouldhavekeptmydiscontentaliveformonths。Thenextmorning，accordingly，hetookmebythehand，andwesetforthfortheacademy，whichwaslocatedatthefartherendofthetown。
TheTempleSchoolwasatwo—storybrickbuilding，standinginthecentreofagreatsquarepieceofland，surroundedbyahighpicketfence。Therewerethreeorfoursicklytrees，butnograss，inthisenclosure，whichhadbeenwornsmoothandhardbythetreadofmultitudinousfeet。Inoticedhereandtheresmallholesscoopedintheground，indicatingthatitwastheseasonformarbles。Abetterplaygroundforbaseballcouldn’thavebeendevised。
Onreachingtheschoolhousedoor，theCaptaininquiredforMr。Grimshaw。Theboywhoansweredourknockusheredusintoaside—room，andinafewminutes—duringwhichmyeyetookinforty—twocapshungonforty—twowoodenpegs—Mr。Grimshawmadehisappearance。Hewasaslenderman，withwhite，fragilehands，andeyesthatglancedhalfadozendifferentwaysatonce—ahabitprobablyacquiredfromwatchingtheboys。
Afterabriefconsultation，mygrandfatherpattedmeontheheadandleftmeinchargeofthisgentleman，whoseatedhimselfinfrontofmeandproceededtosoundthedepth，or，moreproperlyspeaking，theshallowness，ofmyattainments。Isuspectmyhistoricalinformationratherstartledhim。