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if you remember, in your story.

_Mr. G._ Patience! patience! Here is another cake in what I am now going
to tell.

Henry's master had another scholar, whose name was Francis. He had
written his mother a very pretty letter, and it had not so much as a
blotted stroke; in recompense for which she sent him likewise a great
cake, and Francis thus addressed himself: 'I will not, like that glutton
Henry, eat up my cake at once, and so be sick as he was; no, I will make
my pleasure last a great deal longer.' So he took the cake, which he
could hardly lift by reason of its weight, and watched the opportunity
of slipping up into his chamber with it, where his box was, and in which
he put it under lock and key. At playtime every day he slipped away from
his companions, went upstairs a-tiptoe, cut a tolerable slice off,
swallowed it, put by the rest, and then came down and mixed again with
his companions. He continued this clandestine business all the week, and
even then the cake was hardly half consumed. But what ensued? At last
the cake grew dry, and quickly after mouldy; nay, the very maggots got
into it, and by that means had their share; on which account it was not
then worth eating, and our young curmudgeon was compelled to fling the
rest away with great reluctance. However, no one grieved for him.

_Percival._ No, indeed; nor I, father. What, keep a cake locked up
seven days together, and not give one's friends a bit! That is
monstrous! But let us have the other now.

_Mr. G._ There was another little gentleman who went to school with
Henry and Francis likewise, and his name was Gratian. His mother sent
him a cake one day, because she loved him, and, indeed, he loved her
also very much. It was no sooner come than Gratian thus addressed his
young companions: 'Come and look at what mother has sent me; you must
every one eat with me.' They scarcely needed such a welcome piece of
information twice, but all got round the cake, as you have doubtless
seen the bees resorting to a flower just blown. As Gratian was provided
with a knife, he cut a great piece off, and then divided it into as many
shares as he had brought boys together by such a courteous invitation.
Gratian then took up the rest, and told them that he would eat his piece
next day; on which he put it up, and went to play with his companions,
who were all solicitous to have him choose whatever game he thought
might entertain him most.

A quarter of an hour ha