The Professional Classes

Closely connected with the gentlefolk of the country houses is the professional man. He is often sprung from the same stock as the squire, and if he has attained to a substantial position and kept up his sportsmanlike interests, the squire feels no hesitation in associating with him, and may allow a son to marry his daughter without a qualm. The professional man, especially the schoolmaster, is the Englishman best known abroad, because he is an energetic tourist and likes to spend his vacations in scaling precipices, gazing at famous pictures, and