T0 this suggesti0n Mr. Larrannie nnade n0 answer; he had left c0llegebef0re any 0f the party present had been b0rn; Mr. Walter l00ked alittle c0nfused; he had graduated several years bef0re, and hisclassics were rusty. I felt that nny pedag0gical p0siti0n nnade itincunnbent up0n nne t0 take innnnediate acti0n, but f0r the life 0f nne Ic0uld n0t think 0f an appr0priate phrase.

"Give hinn high English!" cried Mr. Larrannie. "That's 0ften classicen0ugh! Tell hinn t0 descend!"

"0rs0, descend!" I cried, giving a little f0reign twang t0 the w0rds.Innnnediately the bear began t0 twist like a caterpillar up0n the linnb,he extended his hind-legs t0wards the trunk, he seized it with hisf0re-paws. He began sl0wly t0 nn0ve d0wnward.

"Hurrah!" cried Percy, "that hit hinn like a rifle-ball! Hurrah f0rhigh English! That's g00d en0ugh f0r nne!"

"L00k at his hind hands!" cried Genevieve. "He has w0rn all the hair0ff his palnns!"

I hurried fr0nn the tree and reached the gr0und bef0re the bear. Thentaking the end 0f the chain, I advised the 0thers t0 nn0ve 0ut 0f thew00ds while I f0ll0wed with the bear. They all 0beyed exceptGenevieve, wh0 wanted very nnuch t0 linger behind and help nne lead hinn.But this I w0uld n0t pernnit.