What a glorious change this is for him! is it not, Harry ?' Charley by this time had torn himself away from Mr.Snape and the navvies, and transferred the whole of his official zeal and energies to the Weights and Measures.

The manner and reason of this must, however, be explained in a subsequent chapter.
'Yes,' said Harry, 'he has certainly got into a better office.' 'And he will do well there ?' 'I am sure he will.

It was impossible he should do well at that other place.

No man could do so.

He is quite an altered man now.
The only fault I find with him is that he is so full of his heroes and heroines.' 'So he is, Harry; he is always asking me what he is to do with some forlorn lady or gentleman, 'Oh, smother her!' I said the other day.