(Distinguish "character" and "reputation".)

Explain what is meant by saying that "he had
dwelt upon earth ever since Adam was driven
from the garden of Eden". Ever since that time
man has had to work. God said to Adam (Genesis
iii, 19), "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou
eat bread".

Why is Mr. Toil represented as being such a
disagreeable person? Because, to some people,
work has many unpleasant features.

Any activity that has no compulsory elements in
it is no longer work, but play. What is the
real meaning of the paragraph describing the
schoolmaster's method of discipline? The work
of the school-room, being compulsory, and
therefore disagreeable to idle boys, becomes
exceedingly painful when long continued.

Contrast Daffydowndilly's previous life with
his experience at school. Brought up under the
indulgence of his mother, his life had been
very pleasant. Now, introduced to real work, he
finds life very unpleasant.

What gives us a suggestion as to the identity
of the stranger whom Daffydowndilly met on the
road? We are told that he was "trudging" "along
the road", and that his voice "seemed hard and
severe".

Why is "trudging" a better word than "walking"?
It suggests effort, and hence work.

How does the form of the question, "Whence do
you come so early, and whither are you going?"
harmonize with the description of the stranger?

We are told that he had a "grave and sedate
appearance", and the somewhat stilted form of
the question is quite in harmony with this
description.

Why had his voice "a sort of kindness in it"?
Because moderate work, such as this walking
early in the day, is not altogether
unpleasant.

Explain "ingenuous disposition". How does
Daffydowndilly show this?

What made his discovery of Mr. Toil among the
labourers in the hayfield so unexpected? The
circumstances and surroundings--"the sunshine",
"the blue sky", the singing birds, the fragrant
hay--were so pleasant that it was hard to see
how anything so unpleasant as work could
intrude there.

Why is Mr. Toil recognized i