And if it hadn't been for you that's what might have happened.

I say, and think of my brother coming down to umpire, too! What a fool I shall look! Never mind; it can't be helped.

I'm sure to get into the eleven next season.

I say, by the way, I've no right to be standing out here.
I shall have to go in." And so ended the story of young Wyndham's transgressions.
Riddell had to officiate at yet one more investigation that eventful day.
Scarcely had Wyndham disappeared when a message reached him that the doctor wished to see him again.
With no doubt this time as to the purport of the summons, he obeyed.
He found Gilks standing in the doctor's presence, where Silk had stood an hour or so earlier.
"Riddell," said the doctor, whose face was grave, and whose voice was more than unusually solemn, "Gilks here has just been making a very serious statement about an accident that happened early in the term--the breaking of the line at the boat-race, which he confesses was his doing.
I wish you to hear it." "Gilks told me of it just before he came to you, sir," said the captain.
"I never expected to hear such a confession from a Willoughby boy," said the doctor.

"The honour of the whole school has suffered by this disgraceful action, and if I were to allow it to pass without the severest possible punishment I should not be doing my duty.