[3] Tick: credit.
[4] Bore: an annoyance.
[5] Sedan-chair: a kind of covered chair for carrying a single person, borne on poles by two men.
[6] Louts: here, town men or boys, "outsiders."
[7] Jugs: pitchers.
[8] Fugle-man: leader.
[9] Chesapeake and Shannon: a song on the famous naval duel off Boston Harbor, in 1813, between the American frigate Chesapeake, and the British ship Shannon. The English gained the victory; but later, the Americans effectually beat them.
[10] Pater Brooke: Father Brooke, because he was now an "old boy" about to graduate.
[11] Balliol scholarship: a scholarship in Balliol College, one of the leading colleges of Oxford. Such scholarships are frequently worth from $800 to $1000 a year.
[12] Doctor: Doctor Arnold. He became head-master of Rugby in 1828. He was a power for good in every direction. He reconstructed the school system, and put the boys on their honor, never in any way questioning their word, so that it came to be a saying in the school, "that it was a shame to tell Arnold a lie; he always believes one." Perhaps no teacher in England was so beloved or had such influence.