“Chase me?” Henry’s dignity appeared to be somewhat offended. “Chase me?” he repeated. “Of course not. I mean to go in and tell him Pointon’s waiting for him at the Head’s room. By the time he gets there the other chaps will be inside and when Coles says afterwards: ‘Did you want me?’ Pointon will say: ‘Of course I did. I want every fellow in the school.’ He won’t dare to make a shindy. It’ll look pretty bad if he’s noticed to be the only one absent out of Rouse’s house.... And then,” he added, “as soon as Coles has gone you can go. Do you get me?”
Bobbie cheered up. He glanced at Henry admiringly.
“Do you mean it?” said he. “But how will you get in?”
“That’s easy. You’ll just go and knock at the door, and when he shouts out you’ll say there’s a chap come with a message from Pointon.”
Bobbie considered this plan with sparkling eyes. The greyness of the immediate future began to fade swiftly away.
“Go on,” said Henry. “It’s all right. If there’s any difficulty afterwards I’ll see Terence and he’ll square it. I’m speaking the truth anyway. Pointon does want him. He wants everybody. He said so. I’m just going to remind Coles about it, that’s all, only I shall put it a bit differently, of course.”
“Supposing he kicks you,” submitted Bobbie. “It might hurt.”
This time Henry looked really annoyed.
“Don’t be so stupid,” said he. “You go and knock at the door.”
Bobbie needed no second bidding. He moved forward and knocked loudly.