Twoyearspassed,andPhilipwasnearlytwelve.Hewasinthefirstform,withintwoorthreeplacesofthetop,andafterChristmaswhenseveralboyswouldbeleavingfortheseniorschoolhewouldbeheadboy.Hehadalreadyquiteacollectionofprizes,worthlessbooksonbadpaper,butingorgeousbindingsdecoratedwiththearmsoftheschool:hispositionhadfreedhimfrombullying,andhewasnotunhappy.Hisfellowsforgavehimhissuccessbecauseofhisdeformity.

‘Afterall,it’sjollyeasyforhimtogetprizes,’theysaid,‘there’snothingheCANdobutswat.’

HehadlosthisearlyterrorofMr.Watson.Hehadgrownusedtotheloudvoice,andwhentheheadmaster’sheavyhandwaslaidonhisshoulderPhilipdiscernedvaguelytheintentionofacaress.Hehadthegoodmemorywhichismoreusefulforscholasticachievementsthanmentalpower,andheknewMr.Watsonexpectedhimtoleavethepreparatoryschoolwithascholarship.

Buthehadgrownveryself-conscious.Thenew-bornchilddoesnotrealisethathisbodyismoreapartofhimselfthansurroundingobjects,andwillplaywithhistoeswithoutanyfeelingthattheybelongtohimmorethantherattlebyhisside;anditisonlybydegrees,throughpain,thatheunderstandsthefactofthebody.Andexperiencesofthesamekindarenecessaryfortheindividualtobe







































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