When Peter returned to the city, he was called down to a hall one evening, to witness a torchlight procession and receive resolutions "engrossed and framed" from his admiring friends.

Blunkers was chairman and made a plain speech which set the boys cheering by its combination of strong feeling and lack of grammar.
Then Justice Gallagher made a fine-sounding, big-worded presentation.

In the enthusiasm of the moment, Dennis broke the programme by rising and giving vent to a wild burst of feeling, telling his audience all that they owed to Peter, and though they knew already what he told them, they cheered and cheered the strong, natural eloquence.
"Yer was out a order," said Blunkers, at the end of the speech.
"Yez loi!" said Dennis, jumping on his feet again.

"It's never out av order to praise Misther Stirling." The crowd applauded his sentiment..