"But I say, Great Scott, what are you going to do about that?"
"How do you mean?"
"Why, Spence is sure to ask you who taught you to box. He must know you didn't learn with the instructor. Then it'll all come out, and you'll get dropped on for going up the river and going to the pub."
"Perhaps he won't ask," said Sheen.
"Hope not. Oh, by the way—"
"What's up?"
"Just remembered what I came up for. It's an awful rag. The senior day-room are going to court-martial you."
"Court-martial me!"
"For funking. They don't know about Aldershot, not a word. I bagged the Sportsman early, and hid it. They are going to get the surprise of their lifetime. I said I'd come up and fetch you."
"I shan't go," said Sheen.