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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. 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
t measurement, and a few other things which did not appear in the bills, under a system of cricket, foot-ball, and paper-chases, from four to five days a week, which provided for three lawful cuts of a ground-ash if any boy absented himself from these entertainments. He became a rumple-collared, dusty-hatted fag of the Lower Third, and a light half-back at Little Side foot-ball; was pushed and prodded through the slack backwaters of the Lower Fourth, where the raffle of a school generally accumulates; won his “second-fifteen” cap at foot-ball, enjoyed the dignity of a study with two companions in it, and began to look forward to office as a sub-prefect. At last he blossomed into full glory as head of the school, ex-officio captain of the games; head of his house, where he and his 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. RGIE WON HIS GROWTH AND CHEST MEASUREMENT AND A FEW OTHER THINGS WHICH DID NOT APPEAR IN THE BILLS UNDER A SYSTEM OF CRICKET FOOTBALL AND PAPER CHASES FROM FOUR TO FIVE DAYS A WEEK WHICH PROVIDED FOR THREE LAWFUL CUTS OF GROUND ASH IF ANY BOY ABSENTED HIMSELF FROM THESE ENTERTAINMENTS HE BECAME A RUMPLE COLLARED DUSTY HATTED FAG OF THE LOWER THIRD AND LIGHT HALF BACK AT LITTLE SIDE FOOTBALL WAS PUSHED AND PRODDED THROUGH THE SLACK BACKWATERS OF THE LOWER FORTH WHERE THE RAFFLE OF A SCHOOL GENERALLY ACCUMULATES WON HIS SECOND FIFTEEN CAP AT FOOTBALL ENJOYED THE DIGNITY OF HIS STUDY WITH TWO COMPANIONS IN IT AND BEGAN TO LOOK FORWARD TO OFFICE AS A SUB PREFECT AT LAST HE BLOSSOMED INTO FULL GLORY AS HEAD OF THE SCHOOL EX OFFICIO CAPTAIN OF THE GAMES HEAD OF HIS HOUSE WHERE HE AND HIS 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
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