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Silk laughed. "More than Parrett's are! Young Parson's taking them round rather sharp, isn't he?" "No; he always turns in like that; it's better than the long sweep. Now look out!" During this brief dialogue the two boats had come on towards the corner.
The Parrett's coxswain, on the other hand, with his half-length to the good, began turning his boat's head early, even at the risk of running dangerously close on his rival's water, and so saved as much as possible of the lost ground. It was an anxious moment, for as the boats came round that corner so the race usually depended.
It never occurred to him it was odd that Brown should come all the way from the schoolhouse to invite him, a Parrett's junior, to his feast; nor did it occur to him either that the invitation put him under any obligation to his would-be host.
It was a melancholy spectacle, and far more calculated to excite pity than amusement. Bloomfield chafed and growled for some time, and then, unable to stand it any longer, went off in disgust, leaving the young reprobates to their fate. Scarcely less remarkable than the collapse of Parrett's was the steadiness of Welch's in the field.
All these, as well as the other officers appointed, were Parrett's fellows, who may have flattered themselves their election was a simple recognition of merit in each case, but who, taken altogether, were a long way off being the most distinguished boys of Willoughby. Parliament did not adjourn till a late hour that evening, and no one was particularly sorry when it did.
"Parson coxes for Parrett's," said Telson. "Parrett I mean Mr Parrett stopped my river-play a week, sir," said Parson, by way of explaining the circumstance; "but I've had captain's leave to row out since, so they kept me in the boat." This sporting conversation went on for some time longer, Mrs Patrick not venturing again to join in.
The crowd on the banks well knew the crisis, and shouted out their warnings and encouragements to the rival coxswains with redoubled eagerness. "Now then, Riddell! round you go! Pull your right!" "Steered indeed, Parrett's! Bravo, Parson!"
Under any circumstances the race was, along with the May sports and the cricket-match against Rockshire, one of the events of the year. But this year, ever since it had come somehow to be mixed up with the squabble about the captaincy, and the jealousy between Parrett's and the schoolhouse, it had become more important than ever.
It was a very long time since the head of Parrett's and the captain of the school had met in this polite way. But Bloomfield for some time past had shown signs of coming round to see that the position which had been forced upon him, and which he had been very ready at first to accept, was not a satisfactory one.
"Of course," replied the captain. At this point they reached Parrett's. Neither boy had any inclination to pursue the unpleasant topic all the more unpleasant because it was the one bar to a friendship which both desired. "Good-night," said Bloomfield, stiffly. "Good-night," replied the captain. Fairbairn was startled next morning while engaged over his toilet by a sudden visit from the captain.
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