"Among the sons of the sacred bull, sometimes not one bears the distinguishing mark of his father." "And if Paaker's father were indeed an Apis," Gagabu laughing, "according to your view the pioneer himself belongs, alas! to the peasant's stable." Pentaur did not contradict him, but said with a smile: "Since he left the school bench, where his school-fellows called him the wild ass on account of his unruliness, he has remained always the same.
He was stronger than most of them, and yet they knew no greater pleasure than putting him in a rage." "Children are so cruel!" said Ameni.

"They judge only by appearances, and never enquire into the causes of them.

The deficient are as guilty in their eyes as the idle, and Paaker could put forward small claims to their indulgence.

I encourage freedom and merriment," he continued turning to the priests from Cheraw, "among our disciples, for in fettering the fresh enjoyment of youth we lame our best assistant.

The excrescences on the natural growth of boys cannot be more surely or painlessly extirpated than in their wild games.