You will stay there, too, unless you wish to incur my severe displeasure.
I will tell you about your new plans for the summer after breakfast to-morrow, young man." "You're always hard on me," grumbled Bert sullenly.

"But what do you think about Dick Prescott and his friends ?" "As for young Prescott," replied the banker, "he is altogether above your class, Bert.

You should leave him severely alone.
Don't allow yourself to attempt anything against Prescott, Reade, Darrin, or any of that crowd.

You will find that any one of them has too much brains for you to hope to cope with.

I repeat that you are not at all in their class as to brains, and it is quite time that you recognize the fact.