But I am not going over in search of excitement . I 'm going to oblige Larry and have a look at the Island . '' `` Well , it 's worth looking at , some parts of the year , '' conceded Mr. Marshall . `` When I 'm on Prince Edward Island in the summer I always understand an old Scotch Islander I met once in Winnipeg . He was always talking of ` the Island . ' Somebody once asked him , ` What island do you mean ? ' He simply LOOKED at that ignorant man . Then he said , ` Why , Prince Edward Island , mon. . WHAT OTHER ISLAND IS THERE ? ' Go if you 'd like to . You need a rest after the grind of examinations before settling down to business . And mind you do n't get into any mischief , young sir . '' `` Not much likelihood of that in a place like Lindsay , I fancy , '' laughed Eric . `` Probably the devil finds as much mischief for idle hands in Lindsay as anywhere else . The worst tragedy I ever heard of happened on a backwoods farm , fifteen miles from a railroad and five from a store . However , I expect your mother 's son to behave himself in the fear of God and man . In all likelihood the worst thing that will happen to you over there will be that some misguided woman will put you to sleep in a spare room bed . And if that does happen may the Lord have mercy on your soul ! '' CHAPTER III . THE MASTER OF LINDSAY SCHOOL One evening , a month later , Eric Marshall came out of the old , white-washed schoolhouse at Lindsay , and locked the door -- which was carved over with initials innumerable , and built of double plank in order that it might withstand all the assaults and batteries to which it might be subjected .
Eric 's pupils had gone home an hour before , but he had stayed XXXXX solve some algebra problems , and correct some Latin exercises for his advanced students .
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