When they had departed the superintendent smiled at his reflection in the glass opposite.
Before supper all of the midshipmen involved knew their fate.

They were restored to full liberty.

Darrin, Dalzell and Joyce were again rebuked for having taken such elaborate pains to escape recognizing Totten at the time of the encounter.

Beyond the lecture by the commandant of midshipmen, each of the trio was further punished by the imposition of ten demerits.
In Frenching and in taking justice into his own hands Midshipman Totten was held to have erred.

However, the nature of his grievance and the fact that he was only a new fourth classman were taken into consideration.