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Chapter Fourteen of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It explores the discovery of Charlie Newcome of the true reasons behind the changes in his friend Tom Drift. It highlights the end of the friendship between Charlie and Tom, after the latter chooses Gus Burke and John Mortimer over Charlie.

Chapter Twelve of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It explores the loneliness felt by Tom Drift while living in London with no friends. It highlights the encounter of Tom with Gus Burke, his former friend and John Mortimer while he is on his way to watch a theater play, however, he was influenced by the two to play games.

Chapter Ten of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights the changes of Charlie Newcome after three years in Randlebury School. It then cites the new owner of the three-guinea silver watch, after Charlie, the watch first master had given it to his friend Tom Drift, who is leaving for London because of his new gold watch.

Chapter Eight of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights Charlie Newcome's disappointment after learning that his fishing adventure with Tom Drift to Sharle Bridge would not push through, and instead he was deceived because they will go to the race with Tom's friends Gus Burke, Tom Shadbolt, Margetson.

Chapter Nine of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights the experienced of Charlie Newcome at the race, wherein his three-guinea silver watch was taken by a robber, however, it was returned by Jim the cabman. It then cites their rescue of Tom Drift from the hands of his persecutors which started their friendship.

Chapter Six of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights the experiences of Charlie Newcome at Randlebury School, where he had gained popularity. It then cites his new found friend Jim Halliday, the brother of Joe, who is his confidant, and Tom Drift, who has become his enemy at school.

Chapter Seven of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights the plan conceived by the friends Gus Burke, Tom Shadbolt, Chum Margetson and Tom Drift, to avenge the latter against Charlie Newcome, by getting the latter to Gurley races on Saturday. It then cites the acceptance of Charlie to the invitation of Tom to go fishing.

Chapter Five of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights Charlie Newcome's visit to the office of Dr. Weldon, the head master of Randlebury School whom he recognized as the man whom he had a conversation with during their travel. It then cites his encounter with Tom Drift who hit him because he did not let Tom borrow his three-guinea silver watch.

Chapter Four of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights the treatment to the problems faced by Charlie Newcome's three-guinea silver watch through the help of Tom Drift, the son of his travel companion. It explores Charlie acquaintance with Joe Halliday, a fellow in the dormitory of the school.

Chapter Three of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights the arrival of Charlie Newcome in Randlebury School, by driving the horse with the consent of Jim, the driver to the surprise of the reverend authorities of the school. It explores the disaster experienced by the three-guinea silver watch when it stopped functioning because it hands got caught together.

Chapter One of the book "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch," is presented. It highlights the early childhood of the three-guinea silver watch and its education which lasted just a week wherein it undergone regulation. It explores the watch's first step into the world after it is a month old, and its new owner which is the son of the governor.

Chapter 32 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It offers a story about the hard work to get off at the tramp in the lake. It demonstrates how important is the advice of parents. It offers realization which is not to pay anything for all the attendance to-night.

Chapter 34 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the superstitious beliefs and scientific explanations on the concept of ghost. It presents experiences which could offer comparison between the superstitious beliefs and scientific understanding of the existence of evil spirits.

Chapter 37 of the book "Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the event at Swishford School during the autumn season. It mentions captain Blunt who was invited to spend Christmas at the house of Miss Walkenshaw. It examines a coastguard boat, Eliza, on which various adventurers could certainly be accommodated.

Chapter 35 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It offers stories which explores the troubles of stowaways who had reached the dreadnought. It highlights the adventure and thrill of being rescued at the dreadnought. It shows how lot could be happened in six hours.

Chapter 33 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the letters that express the impression of foreign travel. The letters were written by a rugby football player Thomas Hooker during the course of a Continental tour in France and Switzerland in the company of his brother James Hooker.

Chapter 36 of the book "Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It emphasizes the feeling of a certain hero to recite the history of his own exploits. It explores the author's perception of being a true hero and discusses a fictitious glory that settled upon him. It presents the concepts that describe a true hero.

Chapter 28 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the story about Edward of Lancaster in England whose life has been saved by a robber. It highlights the terrible scene in the small town of Hexham in Nothumberland in May 1464. It is stated that Edward struck the robber with his iron gauntlet and his attendants fell upon him.

Chapter 19 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the struggle of saving lives and the failure to survive in a sinking vessel. It shows the exclamation of horror due to fearing some evil or death at the sinking vessel. It highlights how the desperation could be a reason of own death.

Chapter 27 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the story about the boys who were murdered in the Tower of London in England. The two boys including Richard and Edward Plantagenet were the principal obstacles to Richard Plantagenet's undisturbed possession of the throne he had usurped. It is stated that the cruel murder of the two youngs was the worst king who ever sat upon the throne of England.

Chapter 31 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It presents a story about a dawdler and a schoolboy as well. It demonstrates the troubles of having a characteristic of a dawdler. The characteristics affects the studies, interpersonal relations and the personality of a person.

Chapter 30 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the recorded characteristic anecdotes of Prince Henry Stuart, eldest son of James the First of England. Henry Stuart has a distinctive character of being brave, honest, merry and generous. His health failed him to become a King.

Chapter 17 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It describes the personality of a growler. A growler is a sort of fellow nothing and nobody could satisfy. It highlights the two sorts of growlers which includes the man who honestly attacks what is really wrong for the sake of making it right and the man who instinctively grumbles at everything for the sake of growling.

Chapter 29 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the expectation of the people with the good king and clever king Edward the Sixth of England. The proclamation of the King was an impressive one where a crowd of bishops and nobles came forward to receive the homage of his new subjects. It is stated that the King is expected to advance the learning of which he himself was so fond, by the establishment of schools.

Chapter 16 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the understanding about the personality of a dandy. It highlights a story about Frederick Fop who seemed to possess the notion that his dainty person was worthy of the utmost amount of decoration that any one person could bestow upon it.

Chapter 18 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the concept of bullying in school. It is stated that there is certain class of people to whom power becomes a ruling passion. These people are those who have the greatest possible aversion to endure oppression. It is also stated these people are cowards and, in bullying, they find the fullest gratification of their craving for power.

Chapter 25 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the story about Henry of Monmouth in Wales whom a judge sent to prison. It is stated that the trial was on of the unusual interest and extraodinary importance. It shows how the tear of a grave man dropped as he kissed the hand of King Henry who had been once been his prisoner, but was now his king and his friend.

Chapter 24 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the story about the success battle of Edward the Black Prince of Wales. The battle was rose over the little village of Creçy on the morning of August 26, 1346. The Prince has been honored by his father for his bravery in the Creçy battle. The Prince bowed low before his father and modestly disclaimed the whole glory of the victory.

Chapter 23 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the story about a scullery boy, Richard Whittington, who became Lord of Mayor of London, England. The scullery boy became a rich merchant and gained the respect and love of all with whom he had to do. His capacity made him rich and offered him fame.

Chapter 22 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It presents a story of a boy who overcome the violent agitation of Smithfield in London, England. It is stated that the people in the place were rough and wild. These people showed that they were not very clear in their own minds, but shouting due to their leader did so.

Chapter 20 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the story of John Plantagenet, the son of Henry of England, who happens to be the one to break the heart of his father. He was twenty when he forbids the countenance. It is stated that John seemed to be a victim of an evil passion.

Chapter 12 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the encounter with a person who happens to be untidy at a single glance. It describes the importance tidiness for the success in life. It is emphasized that the effort of organizing things and making it clean makes life as tidy as everyone ever need to be.

Chapter 10 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the encounter with a person who has no notion of hurrying himself. It shows how to deal with a person who keeps others waiting until the patience of these people is completely exhausted. It is realized that the attitude of being easy-going-ness is undoubtedly a vice.

Chapter 13 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the concept of scapegraces. It describes that the scapegraces are boys who are constantly transgressing the line between right and wrong. It is stated that some boys make a boast of the number of scrapes they have been in and fondly imagine themselves as heroes in proportion to the number of times they have been flogged.

Chapter 6 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores how a school boy learned to swim and participated in a swimming competition. It highlights how a schoolboy had been conscious and ashamed by great shouting and laughing due to abominable duck. The swimming contest ended in a lamentable defeat, but not disgraceful.

Chapter 15 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It describes the personality of a duffer in school. It is pointed out that the duffer prefers to do things in a wrong way rather than in an opposite way. A duffer is about one sort of character nobody knows how to deal with.

Chapter 14 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It describes Ebenezer Ditto as ordinary-looking, ordinary-behaved but an unoriginal fellow. It is stated that the most aggravating thing about unorginal fellows is that one will get enraged with them. It is emphasized that the personality of being unoriginal is more a failure than a crime. Unoriginality may lead to actions which do real injury to others.

Chapter 9 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the idea of sulkiness and how to deal with people like them. It is stated that there are two ways of showing anger which include situation of angry people in a rage or in the sulks. It describes the sulky person who can be jolly sometimes.

Chapter 8 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the understanding about a sneak who has not always the plea of self-interest for his meanness. It describes the sneak's tale-bearing or mischief-making which cannot only do his victims incalculable harm but cannot also do him any possible good.

Chapter 1 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the excitement and the challenges of a student who was picked as one of the school's representative to join in the football tournament. It demonstrates how a junior student faces emotional and physical challenges of playing rugby football.

Chapter 7 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the athletic sports which made a regular field-day for the school at Parkhurst. It is stated that the athletic sports without spectators would be a tame affair. It describes the usual excitement in sports and the interesting events which could be observed in the athletic field.

Chapter 5 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the experience of boating where the schoolboy was more impressed with other matters than the beauties of nature. It shows how a schoolboy encountered an ill sea captain who became his firm friend in the adventure.

Chapter 4 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores how the rivalry in cricket field affects the desire each player to win the game. It demonstrates how the players give their best to acquire victory over heavy cricket game. It states that the victory offers happiness that rode the players to the top of an omnibus.

Chapter 3 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores the excitement of taking charge of the rudder in a boat race. It demonstrates how the participants prepared themselves for the yearly boat-race. It shows that the interpersonal relation and listening to advices are vital for the success of a group.

Chapter 2 of the book "Parkhurst Boys and Other Stories of School Life" is presented. It explores how the student played and dealt with other players in the paper-chase which is one of the grandest sports for the lovers of running. It demonstrates how the student had experienced the thrill of excitement and exultation due to success in playing paper-chase.

Chapter 31 of the book "Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798" is presented. Barry Gallagher is rescued from the sea and placed aboard the Scheldt. He wondered where Miss Kit was and overheard plans for Martin to take her to the Convent of the Carmelite Nuns. He warned her in writing of the plot and found a way to give the note to her. On the streets of Delft he waited for her abductors to drive by and rescued her from them. They both headed to Biddy McQuilkins' at the Hague. There, Barry found out that Tim is Terence Gorman's son.

Chapter 35 of the book "Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798" is presented. Barry Gallagher returned to Knockowen and finding that the place had fallen to neglect and decay, attributed this to the absence of Miss Kit. He found out that Mr. Gorman has a death sentence in the name of Tim Gallagher, which Barry strongly denied. He learned that Miss Kit was being held by rebels and will only be released upon payment of a ransom. Maurice Gorman is murdered and on his deathbed, he confessed all he knew about the changeling and the murder of Terence Gorman.

Chapter 36 of the book "Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798" is presented. Tim Gallagher met with the rebels. The news about Miss Kit's abduction, and the murder of Maurice Gorman angered him and a fight ensues between Tim, Barry, who was eavesdropping, and the other members of the group. Barry found out that Miss Kit was being kept in the same house. Badly hurt, Tim bequeathed everything he owned to Barry and Miss Kit before passing away. Barry and Kit married in Salisbury in 1799 and settled in Kilgorman.

Chapter 34 of the book "Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798" is presented. At the streets of Dublin, Barry Galagher encountered Lieutenant Felton from the ill-fated Zebra, who asked Barry to serve under him. His credentials earned him a commission appointing him as lieutenant in his Majesty's navy, and an appointment to the Gnat, Captain Felton's ship. He found himself a gentleman and officer, and entitled to hold his head with the best. As such, he was eligible to be considered a suitor by Miss Kit.

Chapter 33 of the book "Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798" is presented. Barry Gallagher recounted his journey off Yarmouth. At this time, he was working at the Venerable, under Admiral Duncan. He gave an account of the glorious sea-fight of October 11, 1797, the battle of Camperdown, against the Vryheid. A bullet hit him at the shoulder cut short his eye-witness account of the battle. He was sent to the veterans' hospital to recover and when he was well enough, he boarded a ship to Dublin to take new sailing orders.