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There came to him a presentiment of his early dissolution. It was as if Peter's terrible oath had boarded the ship. THERE CAME TO HIM A PRESENTIMENT OF HIS EARLY DISSOLUTION IT WAS AS IF PETER'S TERRIBLE OATH HAD BOARDED THE SHIP
form. Good form! However much he may have degenerated, he still knew that this is all that really matters. From far within him he heard a creaking as of rusty portals, and through them came a stern tap-tap-tap, like hammering in the night when one cannot sleep. 'Have you been good form to-day?' was their eternal question. 'Fame, fame, that glittering bauble, it is mine,' he cried. 'Is it quite good form to be distinguished at anything?' the tap-tap from his school replied. 'I am the only man whom Barbecue feared,' he urged; 'and Flint himself feared Barbecue.' 'Barbecue, Flint--what house?' came the cutting retort. Most disquieting reflection of all, was it not bad form to think about good form? His vitals were tortured by this problem. It was a claw within him sharper than the iron one; and as it tore him, the perspiration dripped down his tallow countenance and streaked his doublet. Ofttimes he drew his sleeve across his face, but there was no damming that trickle. Ah, envy not Hook.  ABOVE ALL HE RETAINED THE PASSION FOR GOOD FORM GOOD FORM HOWEVER MUCH HE MAY HAVE DEGENERATED HE STILL KNEW THAT THIS WAS ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS FROM FAR WITHIN HIM HE HEARD A CREAKING AS OF RUSTY PORTALS AND THROUGH THEM CAME A STERN TAP TAP TAP LIKE HAMMERING IN THE NIGHT WHEN ONE CANNOT SLEEP HAVE YOU BEEN GOOD FORM TO DAY WAS THEIR ETERNAL QUESTION FAME FAME THAT GLITTERING BAUBLE IT IS MINE HE CRIED IS IT QUITE GOOD FORM TO BE DISTINGUISHED AT ANYTHING THE TAP TAP FROM HIS SCHOOL REPLIED I AM THE ONLY MAN WHOM BARBECUE FEARED HE URGED AND FLINT HIMSELF FEARED BARBECUE BARBECUE FLINT WHAT HOUSE CAME THE CUTTING RETORT MOST DISQUIETING REFLECTION OF ALL WAS IT NOT BAD FORM TO THINK ABOUT GOOD FORM HIS VITALS WERE TORTURED BY THIS PROBLEM IT WAS A CLAW WITHIN HIM SHARPER THAN THE IRON ONE AND AS IT TORE HIM THE PERSPIRATION DRIPPED DOWN HIS TALLOW COUNTENANCE AND STREAKED HIS DOUBLET OFTTIMES HE DREW HIS SLEEVE ACROSS HIS FACE BUT THERE WAS NO DAMNING THAT TRICKLE AH ENVY NOT HOOK
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