Deep in some public question, he ignored this little private inquiry.
"That's unlucky," said Bolt, "for here am I, just landed from Victoria, and money in both pockets.

And where do you think I am going now?
to Chester, to see my father and mother, and show them I was right after all.

They wanted me to go to school; I wouldn't.

Leathered me; I howled, but wouldn't spell; I was always bad to beat.

Next thing was, they wanted to make a tanner of me.