"He smells horrid, sir," said that worthy.
"Ah! You are all witnesses," said Sherwood, and then, turning to the dejected Creakle, "in with you to your study, and relieve honourable men from the abhorrent, filthy odours that assail decent olfactory organs."
Mr. Sherwood retired in dignified silence, and Creakle slunk into his study.
"Dick, what is the moral?" said Ande, after they had reëntered their study.
"The revenge of diabolical Ajax?"
"No, the moral is this: the man who takes delight in spying on others and revelling in their disgrace, even though he be a monitor, shall be beaten with his own stick."
CHAPTER XIX
CREAKLE'S REVENGE
"It's true; I heard it myself when I was over that way this last week," said Creakle, nodding his head affirmatively.
"Who was it told you?" said Tenny.