That's what you lead boys to! Are you anxious to become the teacher of drunkenness ?" In truth, there was good ground for his sorrowful apostrophe, for the scene was very painful to a high-minded witness.
They hardly understood the look on Eric's countenance; he had been taking far more than was good for him; his eyes sparkled fiercely, and though as yet he said nothing, he seemed to be resenting the intrusion in furious silence.
"How much longer is this interesting lecture to last ?" asked Bull, with his usual insufferable drawl; "for I want to finish my brandy." Montagu rather looked as if he intended to give the speaker a box on the ear; but he was just deciding that Bull wasn't worth the trouble, when Wildney, who had been grimacing all the time, burst into a fit of laughter.
"Let's turn out these impudent lower-school fellows," said Montagu, speaking to Duncan.

"Here! you go first," he said, seizing Wildney by the arm, and giving him a swing, which, as he was by no means steady on his legs, brought him sprawling to the ground.
"By Jove, I won't stand this any longer," shouted Eric, springing up ferociously.

"What on earth do you mean by daring to come in like this?
Do you hear ?" Montagu took no sort of notice of his threatening gesture, for he was looking to see if Wildney was hurt, and finding he was not, proceeded to drag him out, struggling and kicking frantically.
"Drop me, you fellow, drop me, I say.

I won't go for you," cried Wildney, shaking with passion.

"Eric, why do you let him bully me ?" "You let him go this minute," repeated Eric, hoarsely.
"I shall do no such thing.