“I say, young gents,” said Lomax suddenly, “it’ll all come out about your breaking barracks.”

“Yes, Lom,” I said; “we shall be found out.”

“Of course. You’ll have to go with me as witnesses.”

“Yes. What had we better do?”

“Go and make a clean breast of it to the colonel in the morning.”

“To my uncle?”

“No, no; the Doctor. Good-night.”

We slipped in as we had come out, reaching our room unheard, but it was a long time before excitement would let us sleep.