"Do you get it now?" said Jock solicitously.
"I think I do," said Moore faintly.
"Well now, try one on me," said Jock, brightening. "Put your shoulder into it and squeeze it. Remember now."
Piggy remembered only the sensation of being tackled, and with the thought of that greater evil, improved astonishingly.
"That's the way to learn," said Jock approvingly. "Now, notice how I pull your legs from under you, and try to get that."
That evening after supper, Moore valiantly determined to take the bull by the horns. Seizing a favourable opportunity, he accosted his captain with the resolution of despair, and told him point blank that he would not be eligible for the team.
"Why not?" said Jock aggressively.
"I don't know anything about the game, sir," said Moore defiantly, "and I don't like it."
"Is that the only reason?"