"Well?"
"I—I haven't played," he said unwillingly.
"You seem unusually eager," said Cockrell, amused at this strange exhibition of willingness.
"Yes, sir."
"Good spirit; keep it up. Get right out for your House team——"
"I won't!" said Stover, blurting it out in his anger and then flushing: "I mean, give me a chance, won't you, sir?"
Cockrell, who had turned, stopped and came back.
"What makes you think you can play?" he said not unkindly.
"I've got to," said Stover desperately.
"But you don't know the game."