CHAPTER XVIII.
WRECK OF THE BUTTERFLY.
The next day Mr.Walker arrived at Rippleton himself.

The noble-hearted gentleman seemed to be in unusually good spirits, and the boys noticed that he and Captain Sedley often exchanged significant glances.

They were all satisfied that something was about to happen, but they could not imagine what.
Frank and Tony had been requested to invite their friends to assemble at Zephyr Hall at nine o'clock, on Wednesday morning; so that when Mr.
Walker entered the hall with Captain Sedley, the whole school, to the number of over seventy, were gathered there.
Charles Hardy was there with the rest; but he seemed to be a different boy.

He had lost that forwardness which had often rendered him a disagreeable companion.

He had been forgiven; Mr.Walker had spoken to him very kindly, and all his friends treated him as though nothing had happened; but for all this, he could not feel right.