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Updated: June 11, 2025
"Mr Rebble," said the doctor in deep tones. "Sir?" "To the commercial man punctuality is the soul of business; to the gentleman it is the soul of honour; and to the scholastic pupil it is the soul of er er the soul of er er er duty. Be good enough to see that Mercer and Burr junior have impositions. Er rum! Er rum!"
This from Mr Rebble, and I went out, passing close to Burr major, who looked me up and down contemptuously, as he took out his watch, and said to the nearest boy, "Rank favouritism! if there's much more of it, I shall leave the school."
I was interrupted by steps, and in my misery I hoped that they would pass the door, but a key was thrust in, and I caught a glimpse of Mr Rebble, who waited outside while one of the maids brought in my tea on a tray, a plain mug, and a plate of bread and butter; then she gave me a look of commiseration, making my cheeks burn, as I wondered whether she knew that I was shut up because people thought I was a thief, and unfit to associate with the other boys.
What would be the good of coming here if we weren't all behind? Oh, how I wish things could be turned round!" "Turned round?" I said wonderingly. "Yes, so that I could know all the books of Euclid by heart, and have old Rebble obliged to come and stand before me, and feel as if all he had learned had run out of his head like water out of a sponge." "Never mind," I said; "let's work and learn."
I thought sympathetically, as poor Burr major stood up, hanging his head, and looking much shorter than usual, and I heartily wished that Mercer had punished Dicksee more. "Dear me! Burr major, what is the er er eh? I beg your pardon, Mr Rebble." The Doctor bent toward his first lieutenant with great dignity, and the latter said a few words in a low tone. "Dear me! Indeed?
But, as I was saying, Rebble," he continued, turning away, "Galileo's opinion, when combined with that of Kepler and Copernicus, is all buzz-buzz-buzz " So the latter part of his speech sounded to us, as they went on toward the bottom of the garden.
And all the while the usher was unlocking the padlock, taking it from the staple, and throwing open the great lid back against the whitewashed wall, every click and grate of the iron and the creak of the old hinges sounding clear and loud amidst the painful silence. "Will you come and look, sir?" said Mr Rebble. "No," said the Doctor sternly. "Is there a rabbit-skin there, as this boy described?"
The blankets had been brought, the boys, all but we few elder ones, sent back to the school, and a messenger had gone for the nearest medical man, so that nothing more could be done than was in progress. "I'm afraid it's a hopeless case," said Mr Rebble, with a groan. "Never say die, sir," cried Lomax.
Mr Rebble went down on one knee and laid his hand upon Dicksee's breast; then, jumping up again, he caught Lomax by the wrist.
"Yes; sir," I faltered, giving quite a start now, as his words roused me as from a dream, and I felt horrified as I fully saw how guilty all this made me appear. "Take the key, Mr Rebble, if you please," continued the Doctor, looking more and more pained, as I withdrew the rusty little instrument from my pocket. "Open the bin, please, and see if Dicksee's statement is made out."
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