FOOTNOTES
[1] Skye: an island off the west coast of Scotland.
[2] Scrub: stunted shrubs.
[3] Shingle: a pebbly beach.
[4] Hostelry: inn.
[5] Corn-laws: laws imposing a heavy tax on imported grain. They made bread dear, and caused great distress among the laboring classes in England.
[6] Sliding-scales and fixed duties: different kinds of revenue tax.
[7] Goodwood: a famous annual horse-race.
[8] Flies: artificial flies used as bait.
[9] Arnold: Dr. Arnold died suddenly at the School on Sunday morning, June 12, 1842, the day before his forty-seventh birthday.