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Home was a faraway country, full of ponies and fishing and shooting, and men visitors who interfered with one's plans; but school was the real world, where things of vital importance happened, and crises arose that must be dealt with promptly and quietly. HOME WAS A FAR AWAY COUNTRY FULL OF PONIES AND FISHING AND SHOOTING AND MEN VISITORS WHO INTERFERED WITH ONE'S PLANS BUT SCHOOL WAS THE REAL WORLD WHERE THINGS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE HAPPENED AND CRISES AROSE THAT MUST BE DEALT WITH PROMPTLY AND QUIETLY
e and decency among seventy boys from twelve to seventeen; general arbiter in the quarrels that spring up among the touchy Sixth—and intimate friend and ally of the Head himself. When he stepped forth in the black jersey, white knickers, and black stockings of the First Fifteen, the new match-ball under his arm, and his old and frayed cap at the back of his head, the small fry of the lower forms stood apart and worshipped, and the “new caps” of the team talked to him ostentatiously, that the world might see. And so, in summer, when he came back to the pavilion after a slow but eminently safe game, it mattered not whether he had made nothing or, as once happened, a hundred and three, the school shouted just the same, and women-folk who had come to look at the match looked at Cottar—Cottar, _major;_ “that’s Cottar!” Above all, he was responsible for that thing called the tone of the school, and few realise with what passionate devotion a certain type of boy throws himself into this work. LIEUTENANTS PRESERVED DISCIPLINE AND DECENCY AMONG SEVENTY BOYS FROM TWELVE TO SEVENTEEN GENERAL ARBITER IN THE QUARRELS THAT SPRING UP AMONG THE TOUCHY SIXTH AND INTIMATE FRIEND AND ALLY OF THE HEAD HIMSELF WHEN HE STEPPED FORTH IN THE BLACK JERSEY WHITE KNICKERS AND BLACK STOCKINGS OF THE FIRST FIFTEEN THE NEW MATCH BALL UNDER HIS ARM AND HIS OLD AND FRAYED CAP AT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD THE SMALL FRY OF THE LOWER FORMS STOOD APART AND WORSHIPPED AND THE NEW CAPS OF THE TEAM TALKED TO HIM OSTENTATIOUSLY THAT THE WORLD MIGHT SEE AND SO IN SUMMER WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE PAVILION AFTER A SLOW BUT EMINENTLY SAFE GAME IT MATTERED NOT WHETHER HE HAD MADE NOTHING OR AS ONCE HAPPENED A HUNDRED AND THREE THE SCHOOL SHOUTED JUST THE SAME AND WOMEN FOLK WHO HAD COME TO LOOK AT THE MATCH LOOKED AT COTTER COTER MAJOR THAT'S COTTER ABOVE ALL HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT THING CALLED THE TONE OF THE SCHOOL AND FEW REALIZE WITH WHAT PASSIONATE DEVOTION A CERTAIN TYPE OF BOY THROWS HIMSELF INTO HIS WORK
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