"A lot of the fellows laughed, and joined us too.

Old Game and Ashley were regularly mad! They came round and bawled in our ears that they gave us a thousand lines each, and we'd be detained all the rest of the term.
But we didn't hear it; and when they tried to get at us we hit out with rulers, and they couldn't do it.

You never saw such a lark!" "And presently Crossfield turned up," said Telson.

"My eye! you should have seen how yellow and green they looked when he dropped in and walked up to his usual place! We shut up for a bit as soon as he came--and, you know, I fancy they'd have sooner we kept it up.

They were bound to say something when the row stopped.