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Felgate was quite prepared to gratify him, and promised himself a cheerful quarter of an hour over so congenial an occupation. He was, in consequence, considerably mortified when the real object of the visit unfolded itself. "Felgate," said Railsford, "I have come to you on very unpleasant business.
He'd be sure to be pleased if he saw your name on the list of subscribers, Felgate." "I'm certain of that," said Felgate, laughing, "and if only I'd got any tin I'd be delighted. By the way, I fancy I did see a sixpence kicking about somewhere." "Thanks, awfully. That'll be a stunning lift. He's sure to be extra civil to you after it." "Oh, I see. Bribery, is it?" said Felgate, laughing.
Evidently, Felgate was of the military service, for he had brought with him, to the colonies, a suit of black armor with a headpiece of white armor and a sword with a gold hilt. Three Monmouth caps, customarily worn by soldiers and sailors of the period, were among his possessions.
But as he held the book upside down, Ainger concluded that he could not be very deeply engrossed in its contents. "You're working, I hear?" said the captain. "Is that all you've come to tell me?" replied Felgate. "No, only most fellows when they're reading even if it's novels, read the right way up. It's bad for the eyes to do it upside down."
Arthur had himself exhibited them to him last term, and he remembered the corner of the locker in which they had lain. Probably Arthur had never looked at them since, and would be very unlikely to miss them now. Even if he did, Felgate didn't care.
Tilbury, of course, put himself down for throwing the cricket-ball under fifteen. Indeed, some of his admirers thought he might even venture to throw against the seniors; only Felgate already had his name down for that event.
I really didn't think there was any harm, you know, as he is a prefect." "You think he has taken the things, then?" "Must have," said Arthur. "I don't know why, though; I'll go and ask him." "You had better not," said Railsford. If Felgate had taken them, he probably had some reason, and there was no occasion to involve Arthur any further in the business.
"He evidently wants my opinion on his wall-paper." "`At 7.30, for a few minutes' chat' nothing about tea and toast, though," said Stafford. "`Believe me, yours very truly, M. Railsford. So I do believe you, my boy!" said Felgate. "Are you going, you fellows?" "Must," said Ainger; "it's a mandate, and there's no time to get a doctor's certificate."
Ainger's prediction that the house was not likely to get much backing-up in its new efforts from Felgate, looked likely enough to be fulfilled. While everyone else was full of athletic and scholastic fervour, he remained listless and even sulky. Some said it was because Ainger had proposed the great scheme, and Felgate disdained to play second riddle even to the captain.
Circumstances have occurred which may make it necessary to remove Felgate to another house, meanwhile he has forfeited his prefecture here." And the doctor went away, leaving the captain of Railsford's with a new perplexity piled up on all the others. Whereupon Ainger sent his house to bed; and threatened them with all sorts of penalties if lights were not out and all quiet by 9.30.
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