He flung open the door, and found there only a ragged boy with a hurdy-gurdy on his back.

Meta had been the whole morning long in the hayfield. Not the particular hayfield already mentioned; that one was cleared of hay now; but to some other hayfield, whose cocks were in full bloom—if such an expression may be used in regard to hay. There were few things Miss Meta liked so much as a roll in the hay; and, so long as cocks were to be found in the neighbourhood, Margery would be coaxed over to take her to them.

The effect of education as a social vaccine can be seen in an array of health outcomes. In a meta-analysis of 55 studies from 1995 to 2005, we concluded that education, controlling for preeducation effects such as income and childhood illness, had a significant effect on the age of mortality.

To keep the end of the smoke pole from going too far through the hole, a small cross-piece should be lashed to it about two feet from the end.