The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.

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Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying...

I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying...

Being gifted needs courage.

Being gifted needs courage.

That a literature in our time is living is shown in that way that it...

That a literature in our time is living is shown in that way that it...

It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than...

It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than...

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of...

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of...

Six hours a day I lived under school discipline in active intercourse with people none...

Six hours a day I lived under school discipline in active intercourse with people none...

I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.

I was always hearing that I was pale and thin and small.

My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked...

My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked...

I was at home then in the world of figures, but not in that of...

I was at home then in the world of figures, but not in that of...

Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had...

Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had...

He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.

He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.

When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my...

When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my...

I became an ardent, but never a specially good, dancer.

I became an ardent, but never a specially good, dancer.

But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to...

But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to...

But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my...

But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my...

Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of...

Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of...

The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to...

The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to...

I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.

I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.