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It was carefully tied up, and under the string was thrust an envelope addressed to "Mr Bickers." Arthur whistled, and Dig ran forward to capture the lost property. "Steady," said the former warily. "Perhaps it's just a dodge to catch us. See how it lies, in case we have to put it back."
"Certainly? I've nothing to do Won't you take a seat?" Mr Bickers took a seat, a little disconcerted by Railsford's determined good-humour. He had not counted upon that. "The last time I saw you you were hardly so polite," said he, with a sneer. "When was that? I'm very sorry if I was rude; I had no intention, I assure you." Railsford began to feel a little like the lamb in the fable.
But the doctor's question still rang in his ears. That, he could not get round or avoid. "Bickers no doubt believes he is right," said he, "but, as you say, monsieur, he is absurd I wish he had been allowed to say what he wanted at the last meeting, when I wasn't there." "But, mon ami, it would be unfair.
My boy was so anxious and restless about the affair that I promised him to come down and see you; fully expecting that long before now you would have been made acquainted with everything. Would it trouble you to send for Mr Bickers?" "Certainly," said the doctor.
The long-expected blow was coming, and he felt it was no use to run from it any longer. "The questions resolve themselves to two. First. Is there any foundation for the charge that you committed or in any way participated in the assault on Mr Bickers last term? And second, Is there any truth in the statement that you know who the culprit or culprits are?
The second question I do not answer at all." A bombshell exploding in the hall could not have caused greater consternation and astonishment than this avowal. Grover, monsieur, and his other friends turned pale, and wondered if they were dreaming; others frowned; Mr Bickers smiled. "I knew it!" said he. "I knew it!" Mr Roe said,
Late that afternoon Mr Bickers drove away in the cab which had come to take Mr Railsford. It was an occasion for rejoicing to nobody for everybody agreed with Railsford that it would have been possible even yet to make a fresh start and work together for the good of the school. But, as Mr Bickers thought otherwise, no one complained of him for leaving.
On the whole, there was nothing to make Mr Bickers uncomfortable, and it was observed in the masters' hall that evening that he made himself quite agreeable, and even nodded in a half-friendly way to Railsford on the occasion of his last appearance at school-dinner.
"P.S. Please show this letter to Dr Ponsford and Mr Railsford." This startling letter Mr Bickers read over several times, with great amazement and no less vexation. He was angry, not at the injury which had been done to himself, but because this letter had come just when it did. To-morrow, in all probability, his enemy would have left Grandcourt, and then it would be less matter.
"And you persist in your refusal to say whether or no you have any knowledge as to who the persons were who assaulted Mr Bickers?" "I cannot answer the question." "You know that the inference from such a refusal is that you know the names and refuse to give them up in other words, that you are shielding the evil-doers?" "I cannot answer that or any question on the subject, Doctor Ponsford.
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