[15] Frowzy: dirty, slovenly.
[16] Outlaws: persons deprived of the protection of the law.
[17] Ticket-of-leave men: convicts allowed to go at large upon their good behavior.
[18] Cock of the House: leader of the School.
[19] A toss-up: the merest chance; toss of a copper.
[20] Small jack: young pike.
[21] Reaches: straight pieces of water.
[22] Brownsover: a neighboring village.
[23] Spring-board: a long board projecting over the water, used by divers.
[24] Affected: preferred.