“Herr Professor! suppose you dispense me from the carcer penalty, withdraw your threat regarding expulsion, and permit me to guard the most complete silence over what has passed!”
“It would never do, Wumpf. You mutht hold out your time——”
“Yes? Well, then, good-bye to you, Herr Professor! Don’t ring the bell too often!”
“Wumpf! hear what I thay to you! Wumpf!”
“Well——?”
“You are in many wespects an extwaawdinawy lad, Wumpf; and tho I am quite willing to make an extheption in your favour,—open the door!”
“Will you dispense me from carcer?”
“Yeth.”
“Do you intend to expel me?”
“No, in the devil’th name.”