When breaking-up day came, he got an excuse to go home earlier than the general crowd; and when School reassembled in January it was known he had left Fellsgarth for good.
The two events of the breaking-up "Hall" were--first the announcement by the doctor that, at his request, Yorke would stay on another term at Fellsgarth; secondly, the presentation of a purse containing five pounds to the School clubs by the nine juniors, as the profits for the term on the business of the School shop.
Which of these two events produced the more terrific cheers the reader must take upon himself to decide.
An hour later, Messrs.

Wally, D'Arcy, Ashby, Fisher minor, Percy, Cottle, Lickford, Ramshaw, and Cash, limited, walked arm in arm across the Green, after a farewell call on Mrs Stratton, on their way to the School omnibus, which waited at the Watch-Tower.

Their progress was temporarily interrupted by the sudden bolt of Fisher minor in pursuit of a lank, cadaverous figure, wearing the Modern colours, who was strolling innocently off in the direction of Mr Forder's house.
"The young un's got 'em again," said Wally.

"Here, come back, young Fisher minor, can't you?
We shan't wait." Fisher minor pulled up.

He looked wistfully first at the retreating figure in the distance, then at his eight friends.