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His terms were low , and he was not particular who the boys might be that came to him , so that they behaved themselves when they did come ; but he taught really well , and was very conscientious , and therefore even very careful parents allowed their sons to go to him , convinced that there they would be at least well grounded in classics and mathematics , and would learn nothing amiss from the general tone of the school , though individual pupils in it might not be all that could be wished . -LSB- Illustration : ` GOOD-BYE , CECIL . ' _ See page 124 . _ -RSB- Cecil was to start from home each day about half-past eight , and not to return till after the school broke up at five o'clock , except on the two half-holidays -- Wednesday and Saturday . Eight miles ' walking would have been too much for him ; and it had been arranged that on the four other days he should dine with Mr. and Mrs. Bardsley , and his hours of work would be from nine to twelve and from two to five , with tasks to prepare at home in the evening . It seemed rather hard to begin this routine just in the first days of August , when the weather was so lovely , and the woods so enticing , and holiday cricket-matches going on in Wilbourne Park . Cecil 's face was a little dismal at breakfast the first morning , and it was real self-government which kept him from grumbling when Jessie was helping him to put his schoolbooks together .