And what's bad for one house is bad for the school.
I don't care who's head of Welch's.

He's welcome to the honour if he likes, but let him act above-board, that's what I say, and not snivel and look pious while all the time he's doing a dirty trick." (Cheers from Tucker and one or two more, which, however, instantly died out when Crossfield rose.) Crossfield was the plague of the senior Welchers' lives! "I was much affected by the beautiful speech of the gentleman who has just sat down," he began.

"It is always so sweet to hear conscious innocence asserting itself.

After the gentleman's noble efforts for the good of his house (laughter)--and the splendid example he has set of rectitude--( laughter)--and high moral principle--( laughter)--it is truly touching to find him put on one side for an interloper who is villainous enough to tell the juniors they need not walk in his saintly footsteps! (Laughter.) But that is not what I wanted to say, and as the gentleman appears to be overcome by his emotions--( Silk was at that moment angrily leaving the room)--I don't think we need trouble any more about him.
(Cheers and laughter.) All I wished to say was this: I always understood from the gentlemen of Parrett's that Mr Bloomfield was captain of Willoughby," (Loud cries of "So he is!"), "and that nobody cared a straw for Mr Riddell." ("No more they do!").

"Then, I don't think Mr Ashley is very complimentary to Mr Bloomfield when he says the fault of all the mischief is that the captain is not an all-round man.