Whoever the offender may be, and he must be listening to me at this moment, let him be assured that he shall _not_ be unpunished.

His guilty secret shall be torn from him.
His punishment can only be mitigated by his instantly yielding himself up." No one stirred, but during the latter part of this address Eric was so uneasy, and his cheek burned with such hot crimson, that several eyes were upon him, and the suspicions of more than one boy were awakened.
"Very well," said the head master, "the guilty boy is not inclined to confess.

Mark, then; if his name has not been given up to me by to-day week, every indulgence to the school will be forfeited, the next whole holiday stopped, and the coming cricket-match prohibited." "The handwriting may be some clue," suggested Mr.Ready.

"Would you have any objection to my examining the note-books of the Shell ?" "None at all.

The Shell-boys are to show their books to Mr.Ready immediately." The head-boy of the Shell collected the books, and took them to the desk; the three masters glanced casually at about a dozen, and suddenly stopped at one.