And Joe himself was not quite the ' prentice lad I had known.

I tried to be solely and altogether what I am-a ' prentice lad- amereclown.

I have thought of that: a noble thought, worthy of a poor ' prentice lad!

That night the father and the ' prentice lad died, and next morning the other man also.

One would think every prentice lad had got at least three mothers, and four or five aunts and sisters!

And, indeed, what hope could I have, being so young, and poor, and in visible station no more than any ' prentice lad?

There is no further danger of life to the prentice lads.

Prince Rupert defeated by that son of a brewer and his handful of sorry prentice lads?

Among the prentice lads and among the peasants, the unrest, discontent, and appetite for change took forms if not more offensive at least more alarming.

"I know that that ' prentice lad Punchard hath half-killed young Vetch, and richly deserves what he will no doubt get tomorrow."

"I remember," said Girdlestone, stirring his tea thoughtfully, "when we lived in the City as ' prentice lads together, we shared a room above the shop.