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"No-thank-you charged Penn with " "Who is No-thank-you?" asked Whalley. "Young Evson, then," said Mackworth sulkily, "charged Penn with bagging a scent-bottle from the old woman's basket, and then he was impudent, so Wilton was going to pitch into him." "And couldn't manage it, apparently," said Whalley; "come, you two, shake hands now."
Well then, take that and that, and be hung to you for a little muff." Another time it would be, "Hi there, No-thank-you we want sixpence for a pack of cards. Oh, you won't be so sinful as to part with sixpence for cards? Confounded little miser;" "Niggard," said another; "Skinflint," shouted a third.
"The sooner it is the better; for you little muffs and would-be saints don't go down with us." And then for a few evenings, when the candles were put out, and the fellows had nothing better to do, it used to be the regular thing for some one to suggest, "Come, let's bait No-thank-you; it'll be rare fun."
The same scene, with slight variations, was constantly repeated, and every fresh refusal was accompanied by a kick or a cuff from the bigger boys, a sneer or an insult from the younger; for Charlie himself was one of the youngest of them all. One night it was, "I say, you fellow you, No-thank-you will you fork out for some wine to-night? No?
Then another would say, "Come, No-thank-you, sign the paper like a good fellow, and spare yourself all the rest." "Do," another insidious friend would add; "I am quite sorry to see you kicked and thrashed so often." "I'll strike a light in one second if you will," suggested a fourth. "No, you won't? oh, then, look out, Master No-thank-you, look out for squalls."
Wilton sprang up in perfect fury, and a fight began; but Mackworth at once pulled Charlie off, and said, "Fight him another time, if you condescend to do so, Raven; don't you see now that it's a mere dodge of his to get off. Now, No-thank-you, the time has come for deeds; we've had words enough. You stand there." He pushed Charlie in front of him. "Now, will you sign?"
"You're always flying out at fellows like a young turkey-cock, you No-thank-you," said Wilton. "Why don't you thrash him, Penn, for his confounded impudence?" "Thrash him yourself if you like, Raven; I don't care the snap of a finger for what he says."
"What do you mean, No-thank-you, by charging him with bagging the thing when he says he didn't?" said Wilton in a threatening tone to Charlie; and as Charlie took no notice, he enforced the question by a slap on the cheek; for Wilton had old grudges against Charlie to pay off.
Wilton again echoed the refusal, which was chorused by a dozen others; and from that time Charlie was duly dubbed with the nickname of "No-thank-you." He was forcibly christened by this new name, by being held in bed while half a wine-glass of port was thrown in his face.
Accordingly, the lights were barely put out, when a scout was posted, the candles were re-lighted, and a number of other Noelites, headed by Mackworth, came crowding into the dormitory. "Now you, No-thank-you, you've got one last chance here's this paper for you to sign; fellows have always signed it before, and you shall too, whether you like or no.
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