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Updated: May 11, 2025
"What business had you to go to my room the other evening?" "Went to return your call," said Arthur. "Sorry we weren't at home when you called on us, and thought we'd do the polite and look you up. That makes us square, doesn't it?" "Do you know I could get you expelled for coming and taking things out of my room?" said Felgate. "Ha! ha! Do it! look sharp. We'll all go home together."
Railsford had, of course, depended on the boy to explain his sudden absence, and Dig had been too miserable and excited to think of telling anybody as he started on his weary tramp. The first inquiry for the missing ones came from the doctor, who, after his interview with Felgate, sent a messenger over to the Master of the Shell to request his presence in the head-master's study at once.
These good things, when spread out on the table that evening, made quite an imposing array, and decidedly warmed the cockles of the hearts of their joint owners, and suggested to them naturally thoughts of hospitality and revelry. "Let's have a blow-out in the dormitory," proposed Arthur. "Froggy will let us alone, and we can square Felgate with a hunk of this toffee if he interferes."
Arthur Herapath was particularly knowing in his tone, and accompanied his disclaimer with an embarrassing half-wink at his future kinsman. Felgate said "No" without the "sir," and swaggered back to his place with an ostentatious indifference which did not go unnoted. The baronet, who was nothing if not original, said nothing, but shook his head.
Felgate mentally abused him for his pusillanimity, but saw no reason, for all that, for not turning the incident to account. He proclaimed poor Sherriffs wrongs to a few of the other malcontents. "It's hard lines," said he, "that just because of this wretched rule, Sherriff is to lose his scholarship.
"I fancy that's a safe fixture, whether you go or not," drily observed Wake. "Look sharp, are you coming or not?" "I'm not coming, I tell you," said Munger. "No more am I," said Simson. "No more am I," said each of the others. "Are you coming, Felgate?" demanded Wake. This was an irreverent question for a Fifth-form boy to ask a prefect, and Felgate naturally rebuked it.
And if you happen to know where I can find the coward who put him and the rest up to breaking the rule, and didn't dare to show face himself, I'll thrash him too." Felgate was completely disconcerted by this speech, and gnashed his teeth to find himself made a fool of after all. "Why on earth can't you get out of my study and go down to your cricket? I don't want you here," he snarled.
"I want to depend on more than that," said the master. "As a prefect, you hold a position of influence in the house. If that influence is badly used " "I don't think you will have to complain any more," said Felgate. "I sincerely hope not for you may be sure another offence of this kind could not possibly be passed over.
"Felgate may do his best if someone is against him, but he won't if he's the only man in for us. He has no interest in sports." Railsford's face clouded. "Is Stafford the best man to enter? Should not you or Barnworth go in?" "I think not, sir. Stafford made some good practice yesterday, and can beat the School record as it is."
"You'll have to get rid of that, Herapath," said he. "What, Smiley's pup? Why? Felgate's given me leave." "Felgate may do as he pleases. I tell you you must send him home, and Smiley too." "What!" said Arthur aghast. "Smiley too! why, Railsford knows all about Smiley, and let us have him all, last term." "But you are not going to have them this term.
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