I called to them to stop, but they took no notice.

When they come in, you send than to me." "They weren't late, sir," answered Oaks; "they came in about a minute ago." "Oh, nonsense.

I looked at my watch when I saw them in the town, and then it was five-and-twenty past; they couldn't have come up in five minutes.

You must either have let them in, or not closed the door at the proper time." Prefects at Ronleigh were not in the habit of being lectured as though they were lower-school boys.

Oaks bit his lip.
"I closed the door on the stroke of half-past," he answered.
"Well, you say those boys came in about two minutes ago.