It took half an hour to put that fire out." Remsen was smiling reminiscently.
"But what did he burn his books for, sir?
Was it the end of the year ?" "No, but Billy had been expelled that day, and was celebrating the fact.
He was a nice old chap, was Billy Mathews.

He's president of a Western railroad now." Joel laughed.
"That bonfire must have made as much commotion as some of the explosions in Number 15, Mr.Remsen." "Hello! Are my efforts in pursuit of science still remembered here?
Who told you about that, March ?" "Mrs.Cowles.

She said you were forever doing something terrible, but that you were such a _nice_ boy." Remsen laughed heartily as he replied: "Well, don't pattern your conduct on mine or Mathews's, March.

We weren't a very well-behaved lot, I fear.

But I don't believe our pranks did much harm.