One passing through the corridors would have heard only the indistinct murmur of voices from the different rooms.

Within five minutes every one of the instructors detected the fact that, though discipline was as good as ever, Dr.Thornton's words had spoiled the morning's recitations.

Try as they would, the young men could not fasten their minds on the work on hand.
The hint that athletics might be stopped had _stung_.
Dick & Co.

were all sitting in IV.

English.
"Mr.Prescott," directed Submaster Morton, "define the principle of suspense, as employed in writing." Dick started, looked bewildered, then rose.
"It's---it's-----" he began.
"A little more rapidly, if you please." "I studied it last night, sir, but I'm afraid I've clean forgotten all about that principle," Dick confessed.