Nude on the Beach

course of a few weeks, she shortened my adopted name of Trotwood into Trot; and even encouraged me to hope, that if I went on as I had begun, I might take equal rank in her affections with my sister Betsey Trotwood. ¡¡¡¡'Trot,' said my aunt one evening, when the backgammon-board was placed as usual for herself and Mr. Dick, 'we must not forget your education.' ¡¡¡¡This was my only subject of anxiety, and I felt quite delighted by her referring to it. ¡¡¡¡'Should you like to go to school at Canterbury?' said my aunt. ¡¡¡¡I replied that I should like it very much, as it was Being already no stranger to the general rapidity of my aunt's evolutions, I was not surprised by the suddenness of the proposal, and said: 'Yes.' ¡¡¡¡'Good,' said my aunt again. 'Janet, hire the grey pony and chaise tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, and pack up Master Trotwood's clothes tonight.'