CHAPTER VII. 



It is not worth while to go on describing every day at Stokesley, since lessons were far too much alike; and play-times, though varied enough for the house of Merrifield, might be less entertaining to the readers. 

Enough to say, that by Saturday afternoon John had not only forfeited his last farthing, but was charged with another into next week, for the poor pleasure of leaving his hat on the school-room floor because Elizabeth had told him of it. At about four o'clock it set in for rain, catching the party at some distance from home, so that, though they made good speed, the dust turned into mud, and clung fast to their shoes. 

David, never the best runner, was only in time to catch Johnnie by the skirt upon the third step of the staircase, crying out, "The pig!" but Johnnie, tired of the subject, and in a provoking mood, twitched away his pinafore, crying, "Bother the pig!" and rushed up after the four who had preceded him, leaving such lumps of dirt on the edge of every step, that when Miss Fosbrook came after with Elizabeth she could not but declare that a shower was a costly article. 

"You see," observed Susan, "when it's such fine weather it puts one's feet out of one's head." 

While Sam, Henry, and Bessie were laughing at Susan for this speech, little George trotted in, crying out, "Halty man come, Halty man come; Georgie want sweetie!" 

"The Gibraltar man!" cried John and Annie with one voice, and they were at the bottom of the stairs with a bound. 
what time was the rain to start
was there mud?
who called Johnnie a pig
what did little george cry out
where were the play-times
were the times varied
what day was it
who gave up his last bit of money
did they like the rain
what did George say he wanted
who was not the best runner
who twitched his pinafore
who yelled in sync, The Gbraltar man
were they at the top of the stairs
why did author not describe every day at Stokesley
why was John fined another bit of money the next week
where did he leave it
who told him of it
what time of day was it? morning or afternoon
did the dust turn to mud??
four o'clock
At about four o'clock it set in for rain
yes
the dust turned into mud, and clung fast to their shoes. 
David,
David, never the best runner, was only in time to catch Johnnie by the skirt upon the third step of the staircase, crying out, "The pig!
"Halty man come, Halty man come; Georgie want sweetie!"
ttle George trotted in, crying out, "Halty man come, Halty man come; Georgie want sweetie!" 
house of Merrifield
play-times, though varied enough for the house of Merrifield
enough
d play-times, though varied enough for the house of Merrifield, might be less entertaining to the readers
Saturday
Enough to say, that by Saturday
John
ohn had not only forfeited his last farthing
yes
atching the party at some distance from home, so that, though they made good speed, the dust turned into mud, and clung fast to their shoes
a sweetie
Georgie want sweetie!
David
David, never the best runner,
Johnnie
but Johnnie, tired of the subject, and in a provoking mood, twitched away his pinafore,
John and Annie
he Gibraltar man!" cried John and Annie
no
nd they were at the bottom of the stairs with a bound. 
lessons were far too much alike;
t is not worth while to go on describing every day at Stokesley, since lessons were far too much alike;
left his hat
next week, for the poor pleasure of leaving his hat on the school-room floor
the floor
leaving his hat on the school-room floor
Elizabeth
eaving his hat on the school-room floor because Elizabeth had told him of it.
afternoon
Enough to say, that by Saturday afternoon
yes
 the dust turned into mud