"Honour bright." "Well then, say `I'm a beastly cad, and a funk, and a sneak, and I knuckle under and will never do it any more.'" "I'm a beastly cad," gasped Parson, choking with shame, anger, and sulphuretted hydrogen, "and a funk, and a sneak, and I knuckle under and will never do it any more." "Now all the rest of you say it!" Telson, Bosher, and King obeyed, one after the other.
"Is that all of you ?" "Yes," said Parson, terrified at the prospect of Mr Parrett having to go through the ordeal.

"Telson, Bosher, King, and I are the only boys here." "All serene," cried the jubilant voice outside, "open the door, you fellows!" We draw a veil over the scene which followed! Mr Parrett hurried out of the room the moment the door was open, merely turning to say, "Come to me all of you at seven to-night!" And then with his handkerchief still over his mouth he hurried off..