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Next to him is Ashley; also wearing the school stripe; and between Ashley and the other schoolboy, Bloomfield, is Rawson, the dreaded Londoner, a practised athlete, whose whiskered face contrasts strangely with the smooth, youthful countenances of his competitors. "Ashley's to cut out the running for Willoughby this time," says Telson, "and he'll do it too; he's fresh." So he is.
"What's the use of your saying that when you know no one but a schoolhouse fellow could have done it?" demanded his friend. "I tell you we didn't do it," repeated Telson, "and you've got to prove we did before you say we did," added he, with triumphant emphasis. "You've got to prove you didn't," replied Parson, not to be beaten in this line of argument.
I got there late, as I went to tell Telson. Gilks used his right too much, you know. We both thought so. He keeps no guard to speak of, and Hullo! where on earth have you been all this time?"
Parson and Telson, having taken the precaution to send Bosher and Lawkins early in the day to keep seats for them on the round bench under the schoolhouse elms, viewed the match luxuriously, and not a little to the envy of other juniors, who had to stand or sit on the ground where they could.
These grand preparations being duly made, he breathed again, and went hopefully to chapel. As it happened, he had been very near reckoning without his host, or I should say his guests. For Parson and Telson had been some time before they could make up their minds to accept the hurried invitation of the previous evening. "It's a row," Telson had said, as the captain disappeared. "Of course it is.
A shudder, half of anguish, half of relief, went round the small assembly at this first clause of Mr Parrett's sentence. The next clause was still more severe. "For the remainder of this term, too, none of you will be allowed to go into any house except your own, under any pretence, without my leave, or the Doctor's." Telson and Parson looked at one another and groaned inwardly.
Whatever has become of the juniors' eleven in the schoolhouse, Telson?" "Can't make out," replied Telson; "they're an awful set of louts this year; only one or two good men in the lot. I don't think they can scrape up an eleven." "Ah!" said the captain, seeing his chance; "you've lost a good many good fellows. Wyndham, for one, has got up into the second-eleven, I hear."
Into this scene of confusion Parson and Telson were ushered, and here they were left standing for about five minutes, interested spectators, till the hall was cleared and the domestic had leisure to go and tell Master Harry of their arrival. Master Harry was dressing, and sent down word they had better go into the shoe-room till he came down.
He was down coxing his boat, and the thought of this only reminded Telson of his own bad luck, and added to his ill-temper. He was roused from his moody reflections by the approach of two boys, who hailed him cheerily. "What cheer, Telson, old man?" cried King. "How jolly blue you look! What's the row?" "Nothing," replied Telson. "We've just been down to see the boats.
Awful spree to see old Riddell steering! isn't it, Bosher?" "Yes," said Bosher; "but he's better than he was." "Never mind, they won't lick us," said King. "You should have seen our boat! Bless you, those schoolhouse louts " "King, I'll fight you!" said Telson, suddenly. "Oh! beg pardon, old man, I didn't eh what?" This last remark was caused by the fact that Telson was taking off his coat.
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