John gasped. "That is ripping."
"Isn't it? But who do you think is coming to us? Why, Warde himself. He was at the Manor when it was the house, and the governor says that Warde will make it the house, again. He's got his work cut out for him—eh?"
"You bet your life," said John.
FOOTNOTES:
[19] "Duck-Puddle," the school bathing-place.
[20] A "Dringer" is composed of the following ingredients: a layer of strawberries is secreted in sugar and cream at the bottom of a clean jam-pot; and this receives a decent covering of strawberry ice, which brings the surface of the dringer and the top edge of the jam-pot into the same plane. The whole may be bought for sixpence. (P. C. T., 1905.)
[21] A "Bluer" is the blue-flannel jacket worn in the playing fields. It must be worn buttoned by boys who have been less than three years in the school.
[22] Small boys are not advised to copy John's tactics. The victory is not always to the weak.
[23] The house-cap, only worn by members of the House Cricket Eleven.
[24] Lying in bed in the morning when there is no First School is a "frowst." By a subtle law of association, an armchair is also a "frowst."