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The only cautions to be observed were, to save her from suspense, to avoid the appearance of a formal telling of bad news, and to choose an opportunity when she might have time, before seeing any of the Rowlands, to consider the principles which should regulate her conduct to them, that she might do herself honour by the consistency and temper, of which she was capable under any circumstances, when she was only allowed time.
Rowlands surveying him in intense astonishment, that the scene became overpoweringly ludicrous to Duncan, who now in his turn was convulsed with a storm of laughter, faintly echoed in stifled titterings from other beds. "Very good," said Dr.
It was his first flogging, and he felt it deeply. To his proud spirit the disgrace was intolerable. At that moment he hated Dr. Rowlands, he hated Mr. Gordon, he hated his schoolfellows, he hated everybody. He had been flogged; the thought haunted him; he, Eric Williams, had been forced to receive this most degrading corporal punishment.
There was no more noise that night. Wildney and the rest slunk off ashamed and frightened, and Eric, leaving his candle flaring on the table, went down to his bed-room, where he was very sick. He had neither strength nor spirit to undress, and flung himself into bed just as was. Rowlands came up stairs on his usual nightly rounds.
Montagu gave me the paper, and I cherish it as my dearest memorial of my erring but noble schoolboy friend. Knowing how strong an interest Mr. Rose always took in Eric, I gave him a copy of these verses when last I visited him at his pleasant vicarage of Seaford, to which he was presented a year or two ago by Dr. Rowlands, now Bishop of Roslyn, who has also appointed him examining chaplain.
"It is more than blackguardly it is deadly," answered Russell; "my father said it was the most fatal curse which could ever become rife in a public school." "Why do masters never give us any help or advice on these matters?" asked Eric thoughtfully. "In sermons they do. Don't you remember Rowlands' sermon not two weeks ago on Kibroth-Hattaavah?
I'm sure you all saw how really sorry Rose looked about it; and he said, you know, that it was merely for the sake of school discipline that he put the matter in Rowlands' hands." "Discipline be hanged," shouted Brigson; "we'll have our revenge on him yet, discipline or no." "I hope you won't, though," said Vernon; "I know Eric will be sorry if you do." "The more muff he. We shall do as we like."
They went straight for the Doctor's study, and without waiting for the answer to their knock at the door, Eric walked up to Dr. Rowlands, who sate thinking in his arm-chair by the fire, and burst out passionately, "O sir, forgive us this once." The Doctor was completely taken by surprise, so sudden was the intrusion, and so intense was the boy's manner.
Rowlands; which course of action, as may be supposed, did not tend to increase his popularity with his new classmates. The very next morning the dogs of war broke loose. The boys were construing the portion of Virgil which had been set them overnight.
At first he fancied that Billy might attempt to extort money by a threat of telling Dr. Rowlands; but this supposition he banished as unlikely since it might expose Billy himself to very unpleasant consequences. Eric snatched the receipt, and said contemptuously, "Never come near me again; next time you come up to the studies I'll tell Carter to turn you out." "Ho, ho, ho!" sneered Billy.
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