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his advancement owing to his conduct in the classes has not been
considerable; but the French master assures me that Thomas
pronounces French very tolerably, & that he can translate
the first pages of Miss Edgeworth's "Frank" into pretty
correct French. Such is the exercise which the boy has
recently performed in his class. A boy will not always perform
by himself tasks equally difficult with those
which he will execute in his class; but the French
teacher assures me that Thomas Place will accomplish
what I have stated by himself; at least that he could
do so six weeks ago And here I must remark, that
if the examination took place early in the vacation
Mr Place has not used us well in keeping us so long ignorant
of his feelings, & if it took place recently. Then
allowance must be made for six weeks absence from
School; for though I will allow that knowledge which
will not keep for six weeks of is of little value, yet
we must be aware that the knowledge of a young school-boy
is in a very different state at the commencement & at
the end of a midsummer's vacation —

The printed papers which accompany this letter
will shew the rank of the boys for every week since

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	010	Main Headings
Folio number	153	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	rowland hill	Watermarks	g yeeles 1820
Marginals		Paper Producer	catherine eliza rush
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	see note to letter 3152, vol. 12	ID Number	3589
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