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"They have not yet learned the respect that is due to upper classmen, sir." "And especially to third classmen?" inquired Dan, now without the flicker of a smile. "They are especially touge, sir, with third classmen." "And you are showing them the error of their ways?" "We are trying to do so, sir." "I thought so, from the noise we heard," pursued Dalzell. "If you have any better ways, Mr.
But often the new man arrives with a conviction that he will have to submit to a certain amount of good-natured hazing by his class elders. Yet this man, from having been spoiled more or less at home, is "fresh." In this case he is called only "touge." Hence it is a far more hopeful sign to be "touge" than to be "ratey."
It is offensive for a fourth class man to grin in the presence of an upper class man. Moreover, two other youngsters had just stepped into the room to watch proceedings. "Mister," commanded the youngster whom Dan had answered, "wipe that grin off your face." Dalzell drew out his handkerchief, making several elaborate passes across his countenance with it. "Touge!" growled his inquisitor.
Isn't it a rather late time in the year to be still hounding the poor new men?" "I don't know," mused Dalzell. "It may be that Mr. Flint and Mr. Austin are unusually touge." "Touge" is Annapolis slang for "fresh." It corresponds closely to the "b j" of West Point. A sound as of protest came from behind a closed door at the further end of the deck.
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