"Housemaster" Quotes from Famous Books
... of excitement, showed the note to Aunt Harriet, who telegraphed the information to Mrs. Woodward. The latter had just heard from Percy's housemaster of his disappearance, and was greatly relieved to have news of his whereabouts. The runaway was below military age, and his mother's first impulse was to apply for his immediate discharge. But from this course her best friends dissuaded her. The headmaster of Longworth College and Mr. Joynson, ... — The Luckiest Girl in the School • Angela Brazil
... The housemaster looked on his son as the old carle spake, and a cloud gathered on his face a while; and when Stone-face had ... — The Roots of the Mountains • William Morris |