"Oh, it's Brown, he's a new boy; I know him," says East, coming up.
"Well, he is a plucky youngster, and will make a player," says Brooke.
And five o'clock strikes. "No side"[53] is called, and the first day of the School-house match is over.
FOOTNOTES
[1] Oriel window: a bay-window. The great window over the arch is a striking feature of the Rugby gateway.
[2] Lift: assistance of any kind.
[3] Quadrangle: a square piece of ground inclosed by buildings. English schools and colleges are quite generally built round a quadrangle or "quod" as it is commonly called.
[4] Regulation cat-skin: the hat prescribed by custom or school law.
[5] Tile: a tall silk hat.
[6] Mentor: a wise counsellor. See Homer's Odyssey.