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I think it is the greatest shame to call it a half-holiday , and then give more lessons to do than any other day . '' At the bottom of her heart Lady Iltyd was a little of Basil 's opinion ; but she felt it would do no good , and might do a great deal of harm to say so . Basil went as a day-scholar to a very good private school at Tarnworth , the little country town two miles off . He rode there on his pony in the morning , and rode home again at four o'clock . He liked his schoolfellows , and did not _ dis _ like his teachers , but he could not bear lessons ! There was this much excuse for him , that he was not a clever boy in the sense of learning quickly . On the contrary , he learned slowly , and had to read a thing over several times before he understood it .