What a hypocrite the fellow must be to do a thing like that, and come here smiling and talk about making this the crack house of Grandcourt! Bah!" And the righteous soul of Felgate waxed hot within him, and he set himself to consider how, with least risk to himself, and most mischief to everyone else, he could drive a wedge into the project of his colleagues, and make to himself a party in Railsford's.

He passed in review the various rules of the house, to discover someone on which he might possibly found a grievance.

For your man who sets himself to make a party must have a grievance.

He fancied he had discovered just what he wanted in the time-honoured rule about compulsory cricket.

Every boy was obliged to show up in the cricket-field three times a week, whether he liked it or not.