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"What an idiot you are, old Ketch! Do you want to be burnt up alive?" "Fire!" shouted Tom, in stentorian tones. "Fire! fire!" And Ketch, whether he was really alarmed, or whether he recognized the head-master's voice, and thought it imprudent to hold out any longer, tumbled out of bed, opened the door, and appeared before them in attire more airy than elegant.
There was some grumbling when the head-master's decision was known; but it was, nevertheless, felt that it was a wise one, and that it was better to allow the feelings to calm down before again going through Westminster between Dean's Yard and the field, for not even the most daring would have cared for a repetition of the struggle.
According to the usual custom, no masters were present. Allingford presided, and the excitement was intense. A hush of expectation fell on the crowded room as the captain mounted the platform on which stood the head-master's desk.
On that day a holiday was granted in consequence of the head-master's birthday, and the boys set off, some to football, some for long walks in the country. The Scudamores, with several of their friends, strolled down the towing-path for some miles, and walked back by the road.
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.
I was a favourite with all the servants, and knowing that any of them would screen me and act confidentially, I communicated my embarrassment to a groom of the head-master's. The groom swore he would do anything I wished, and when the time arrived went upstairs to bring the trunk down. This I feared was beyond the strength of any one man; however, the groom was a man
In due time the head-master arrived, with a tolerable notion of the object of this unusual summons. Mr Roe briefly explained what had taken place, and reported the circumstances under which the head-master's authority was now invited. For once the doctor looked genuinely distressed.
Then taking with him a bag which contained what he wanted for the night, he returned to the head-master's house and made a point of retiring to rest before his host reappeared on the scene. Once more luck was against him. "You vanished early last night," said the doctor, blandly, at breakfast next morning.
"Will it be reported to the doctor?" "If it is," said "Rats," "we shall lose another half-holiday. Confound those fellows, whoever they are! I should like to see them all jolly well kicked." On the following day the first assembly for morning school passed without anything happening, though every one looked rather anxiously towards the head-master's throne as Dr. Denson took his seat.
She and Adelheid Barop, the head-master's daughter, were taught in our classes, but Marie attracted me more strongly than the diligent Keilhau lassies with their beautiful black eyes and the other two blooming and graceful Westphalian girls who were also schoolmates. But the girls occupied a very small place in our lives.
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