Godfrey aspired also to be a leader, and was to some extent on account of his father's wealth and high standing, for, as we have seen, Colonel Preston was not like his son.

Still, it is doubtful whether anyone was much attached to Godfrey.

He was too selfish in disposition, and offensively consequential in manner, to inspire devoted friendship.

Ben Travers, however, flattered him, and followed him about, simply because he was the son of a rich man.

Such cases occur sometimes among American schoolboys, but generally they are too democratic and sensible to attach importance to social distinctions in the schoolroom, or in the playground.
When the teacher--a certain Ebenezer Stone, a man of thirty or upward--entered, Andy went up to him and asked permission to attend school a part of the time.