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Updated: October 5, 2026
This vault was devoted to us and to our play-boxes: by a tacit law, no master entered it. One evening, just at dusk, a great number of us were here when the bell for night-school rang, and many of us dawdled at the summons. Mr. B., tactless in his anger, bustled in among us, scolding in a shrill voice, and proceeded to drive us forth.
Some ropes were easily found which had been used to lash up their play-boxes. Ernest and Buttar were to be the leaders. Ernest went to the fencing-room to take command of the boys there; Buttar to the gymnastic court. They did not remain there idle.
Peter sat down on one of the play-boxes and saw, to his disgust, that the eager boy with the piping voice sat down also. "I say," said the piping boy, "don't you like school awfully?" "No, I hate it," said Peter. "Oh, I say! What's your name?" "Peter." "Peter! Oh! but your other name. The fellows will rag you most awfully if you tell them your Christian name." "Westcott, then." "Mine's Cheeseman.