2012年3月18日星期日

from the house during the night

"Only my slipper," explained Wyatt. "It slipped."Mr. Wain took up a pen, and began to tap the table.   "Well, James?"Wyatt said nothing.   "I should be glad to hear your explanation of this disgracefulmatter.""The fact is----" said Wyatt.   "Well?""I haven't one, sir.""What were you doing out of your dormitory, out of the house, at thathour?""I went for a walk, sir.""And, may I inquire, are you in the habit of violating the strictestschool rules by absenting yourself from the house during the night?""Yes, sir.""What?""Yes, sir.""This is an exceedingly serious matter."Wyatt nodded agreement with this view.   "Exceedingly."The pen rose and fell with the rapidity of the cylinder of amotor-car. Wyatt, watching it, became suddenly aware that thething was hypnotising him. In a minute or two he would be asleep.   "I wish you wouldn't do that, father. Tap like that, I mean. It'ssending me to sleep.""James!""It's like a woodpecker.""Studied impertinence----""I'm very sorry. Only it _was_ sending me off."Mr. Wain suspended tapping operations, and resumed the thread of hisdiscourse.   "I am sorry, exceedingly, to see this attitude in you, James. It isnot fitting. It is in keeping with your behaviour throughout. Yourconduct has been lax and reckless in the extreme. It is possible thatyou imagine that the peculiar circumstances of our relationship secureyou from the penalties to which the ordinary boy----""No, sir.""I need hardly say," continued Mr. Wain, ignoring the interruption,"that I shall treat you exactly as I should treat any other member ofmy house whom I had detected in the same misdemeanour.""Of course," said Wyatt, approvingly.   "I must ask you not to interrupt me when I am speaking to you, James.   I say that your punishment will be no whit less severe than would bethat of any other boy. You have repeatedly proved yourself lacking inballast and a respect for discipline in smaller ways, but this is afar more serious matter. Exceedingly so. It is impossible for me tooverlook it, even were I disposed to do so. You are aware of thepenalty for such an action as yours?""The sack," said Wyatt laconically.   "It is expulsion. You must leave the school. At once."Wyatt nodded.

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