“Penn, you are convicted of lying and theft. What is Saint Winifred’s coming too, when fellows can act like this? How am I to punish him?” he asked, turning to some of the monitors.
“Here and now, red-handed, flagrante delicto,” said Walter. “Some of these lower fellows need an example.”
“I think you are right. Symes, fetch me a cane.”
“You shan’t touch him,” said Kenrick; “you’d no right to search him, in the first place.”
“I mean to cane him, Kenrick. Who will prevent me?”
“We will,” said several voices; among which Harpour’s and Mackworth’s were prominent.
“You mean to try and prevent it by force?”
“Yes.”
“And, Kenrick, you abet this?”
“I do,” said Kenrick, who had lost all self-control.