"But he couldn't blame us for not wanting to have him." Other members of the Society came to the same conclusion, and it was generally said that Fletcher had done himself no good by his undignified resentment.

His parting taunt levelled at Harry was regarded as mean and ungenerous, and only strengthened the sentiment in favor of our hero who bore his honors modestly.

In fact Tom Carver, who was fond of fun, conceived a project for mortifying Fletcher, and readily obtained the co-operation of his classmates.
It must be premised that Fitz was vain of his reading and declamation.

He had a secret suspicion that, if he should choose to devote his talents to the stage, he would make a second Booth.

This self-conceit of his made it the more easy to play off the following joke upon him.
A fortnight later, the young ladies of the village proposed to hold a Fair to raise funds for some public object.