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Eric Williams and Charles Wildney, your punishment will be public expulsion, for which you will prepare this very evening. I am unwilling that for a single day either of you especially the elder of you should linger, so as possibly to contaminate others with the danger of so pernicious an example." Such a sentence was wholly unexpected; it took boys and masters equally by surprise.
Every one knew what a favorite Eric had once been, so this speech created a slight titter. The boy heard it just as he was going out of the room, and it annoyed him, and called to arms all his proud and dogged obstinacy. Pretending to have forgotten something, he walked conceitedly back to Wildney, and whispered to him, "I shan't go if he chooses to speak like that." A red flush passed over Mr.
It was not the first time, be it remembered, that the members of that young party had been present at similar scenes, and even the scoundrel Billy was astonished, and alarmed occasionally at the quantities of spirits and other inebriating drinks that of late had found their way to the studies. The disgraceful and deadly habit of tippling had already told physically on both Eric and Wildney.
He told her what to fetch, and when she brought them it seemed to give him great pleasure to recall his friends to mind by name, and speak of them especially of Montagu and Wildney. "I have a plan to please you, Eric," said Mrs. Tremor. "Shall I ask Montagu and Wildney here? we have plenty of room for them." "O, thank you," he said, with the utmost eagerness. "Thank you, dearest aunt."
"Shut up with your glass and plates," said Wildney. "Here, Eric, we must cut for it again." It was the dusk of a winter evening when they got out from the close room into the open air, and they had to consider which way they would choose to avoid discovery. They happened to choose the wrong, but escaped by dint of hard running, and Wildney's old short cut.
He was obviously beginning to be afraid, so Eric assumed an air of nonchalance, and played the part of protector. "Here, take my arm," he said; and as Wildney grasped it tight, instead of feeling angry and ashamed at having been misled by one so much his junior, Eric felt strongly drawn towards him by community of danger and interest.
They then stole up stairs with beating hearts, and sat in Eric's room to wait for the other two. To their great relief they heard them enter the lavatory about ten minutes after. "Were you twigged?" asked Wildney eagerly. "No," said Graham; "precious near it though. Old Gordon and some men were after us, but at last we doubled rather neatly, and escaped them.
His heart was full of misery and bitterness, and he felt almost indifferent to all the future, and weary of his life. A loud knocking at the door disturbed them. It was Carter, the school servant. "You must pack up to go this evening, young gentlemen." "O no! no! no!" exclaimed Wildney; "cannot be sent away like this. It would break my father's heart. Eric, do come and entreat Dr.
"Come along, Wright," he said. "Nay, leave him," said Eric with a touch of remorse. "Much as you think me beneath you, I have honor enough to see that no one hurts him." The group of boys gradually dispersed, but one or two remained with Eric, although he was excessively wearied by their observations. "You didn't fight half like yourself," said Wildney. "Can't you tell why?
As they looked in they saw some sailors boozing in a dirty tap-room, and enveloped in tobacco-smoke. The side-door was opened, and a cunning wicked-looking man held up a light to see who they were. "Hollo, Billy," said Wildney, confidentially, "all serene; give us two bottles of beer on tick, you know." "Yessir d'reckly," said the man, with a hateful twinkle of the eyes.
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