The servants' boxes will also be searched, as well as every nook and corner of the house; and then, when we have ascertained for a certainty that the book is not within these four walls, I shall go on with a lighter heart." The boys all eagerly opened their trunks and play boxes, searched under the beds, in the cupboards, and in every nook and corner of their part of the house, and an equally minute search was afterward made in the other apartments; but no trace of the book was discovered.

For days the matter was a subject of conversation among the boys, and endless were the conjectures as to what could have become of the dictionary.

Their respect and affection for their master were greatly heightened by the fact that his behavior toward them was in no way altered by the circumstances.

His temper was as patient and equable as before in the schoolroom; he was as cheerful and friendly in the cricket field, They could see, however, that he was worried and depressed, though he strove to appear the same as usual.

Often did they discuss among themselves how different the state of things would have been had the loss happened to Mr.Hathorn, and what a life they would have led under those circumstances.
At the end of a week the happy thought struck Ripon that a subscription should be made to buy a new dictionary.