| As the date of the exam came nearer, |  |  | 
| The landlady was very kind and helpful, |  |  | 
| The thing that interested him most, |  |  | 
| He slept so deeply |  |  | 
| Now and again, when the rats disturbed him, |  |  | 
| As Moore stood with a third book in his hand, ready to throw, |  |  | 
| As soon as Mrs Wood had introduced them, |  |  | 
| As the clock struck twelve, |  |  | 
| When the alarm bell of the Judge's House began to ring, |  |  |