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With a generosity very few appreciated, he forbore to claim Mr Parrett's assistance at all during the last few days of practice, but he got Fairbairn and one or two of the schoolhouse seniors instead, and with their help kept up the courage and hopes of the young Welchers, wisely taking care, however, by a little occasional judicious snubbing, to prevent them from becoming too cocky or sure of the result.
But though any one else could hardly have failed to be impressed with the loveliness of such a morning in such a spot, on Master Frederick Parson, head monitor's fag of Parrett's House, as he kicked the bedclothes pensively off his person, and looked at the watch under his pillow, the beauties of nature were completely lost. Parson was in a bad frame of mind that morning.
Riddell could not help thinking, in the midst of his uneasiness, how very sagacious the Parrett's fellows had been to make the discovery! "And now," said Bloomfield, looking up, and feeling relieved to have his speech nearly done "now that you've found out who it is, and it's all going to be cleared up, I think things ought to come all right."
Then he added, confidentially, "The fact is, young un, I'm hard-up. I lost a lot of money on the race, owing to that that is, because Parrett's lost. The thing is, can you lend me a couple of sovereigns, Wyndham?" Wyndham's face clouded for a moment, but he replied quickly, "Yes, I can, Silk, if you'll promise to see it doesn't get out about last Saturday." "Of course I will.
Young Cusack, as is the manner of small tugs, assumes complete control of his parent and rattles away incessantly as he conducts him through the grounds, past the school, towards the all-attracting "Big." "That's Welch's," he says, pointing to the right wing of the long Tudor building before them "that's Welch's on the right, and Parrett's in the middle, and the schoolhouse on the left.
He says Riddell is to be the new captain." Tipper burst into a loud laugh. "That would be a joke! Think of Riddell stroking the school eight at Henley, eh! or kicking off for us against Rockshire! I suppose Coates thinks because Riddell's a schoolhouse boy he's bound to be the man. Never fear. You'll see Parrett's come to the front at last, my boy!"
There was still thirty runs to make, but unless he took care the whole innings might be muddled away in the getting of them. "You go in, Fairbairn," said the captain. The Parretts felt their fate to be sealed hopelessly. Had Game been sent in he might still have done something for Parrett's, but now his chance might never come. It did not come.
On their arrival at the school some half-hour later, Parson, Telson, Bosher, King, and Lawkins were informed that, having been reported for being absent at call-over, the captain wished to see them in his study after breakfast the next morning. Later on that same evening another notice reached them that they were wanted in Mr Parrett's room at once. Mr Parrett was a popular master at Willoughby.
And to Mr Parrett's mind a more ludicrous chapter of accidents had rarely occurred in his history. He saw the whole matter at once, and the more he thought about it the funnier it all seemed. And yet, funny as it was, it was a painful necessity that discipline must be maintained, and that however much he enjoyed the joke he must be severe on the jokers.
"Of course I did; and so I should have done if the rudders hadn't been shifted, and Parrett's put into the schoolhouse boat." He took a few more turns, and then continued, "You may fancy what a pleasant state of mind I've been in since. I daresay you'll be glad to hear I've been miserable day and night." "I'm very sorry for you," said Riddell, so sympathetically that the unhappy boy started.
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