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It being now within half an hour of lock-up, the passages were swarming with boys. Soon John would see them assembled in Hall, where their names would be called over by Rutford. Everybody John had been told was expected to be present at this first call-over, except a few boys who might be coming from a distance.
Railsford was somewhat surprised at call-over on the following morning to observe that neither Arthur Herapath nor Digby Oakshott answered to their names. "Why are they not here?" he asked. "They're still on the sick list," said Ainger. "Has anyone seen them?"
And now it would go out to all Willoughby that the new captain was a fool, and that any one who liked could be late for call-over if only he had the ingenuity to concoct a plausible story when he was reported. A nice beginning this to his new reign! Riddell saw it all clearly now, when it was too late. Why ever had he not seen it as clearly at the time? Was it too late?
Riddell did not feel it his duty under present circumstances to read his visitors a lecture on the wickedness of breaking bounds. He said it was a wonder they had all got up as safely as they had, and that no more damage had been done. As to the penalties, he advised them to turn up at call-over in the morning and hear all about that from the doctor.
A minute afterwards the quartette was heading back for St. Amory's as hard as it could go, and whenever a halt was called for breath, three of the cronies collapsed on the earth, and howled at Rogers, who could not see the joke. Over a quiet little tea, after call-over, at Hooper's Rogers explained fully his views. "No, I'm not going to do any more detective work.
She told the girls what the oracle had said, and how she had ground up those particular bits of information. "I'm sporting enough to give you the tip!" she laughed. "Clive was only making fun and ragging us!" qualified Mavis. "He's a silly boy." There was no time for any more last looks, however. The bell was ringing for call-over, and all books must be put away.
Consequently Stalky and Beetle McTurk being of the offensive type that makes ornate toilet under all circumstances drowsed till the last moment before turning out to call-over in the gas-lit gymnasium.
Miss Rowe took the call-over, and entered Patty's name on the register in a neat, firm handwriting; then, mustering the seven members of the lower division, she marched them out of the room for a separate lesson, leaving the platform to Miss Harper, who arrived punctually at the stroke of nine.
"It'll be my last issue, and I'd like it to look decent. I'll catch him before he goes to his lunch." Ten minutes later they wheeled out in line, by grace released from five o'clock call-over, and all the afternoon lay before them. So also unluckily did King, who never passed without witticisms. But brigades of Kings could not have ruffled Beetle that day. "Aha!
Every one answered to his name except Maple of the Shell, who was away at his father's funeral, and Tomkins the Baby, who had been so scared by the whole affair, that he had turned sick during breakfast, and retired with the dame's permission to bed. During the call-over the doctor had entered and seated himself at the master's desk.
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