Good night; I must be off." Next morning, prayers were no sooner over than Dr.Rowlands said to the boys, "Stop! I have a word to say to you." "I find that there was the utmost disorder in the dormitories yesterday evening.

All the candles were relighted at forbidden hours, and the noise made was so great that it was heard through the whole building.

I am grieved that I cannot leave you, even for a few hours, without your taking such advantage of my absence; and that the upper boys, so far from using their influence to prevent these infractions of discipline, seem inclined rather to join in them themselves.

On this occasion I have punished Upton, by depriving him of a privilege which he has abused; and as I myself detected Duncan and Williams, they will be flogged in the library at twelve.

But I now come to the worst part of the proceeding.
Somebody had been reckless enough to try and prevent surprise by the dangerous expedient of putting a tin basin against the iron door.