"Never qualified before ?" Toby shot him a swift and nervous glance that was like a flash of blue flame.

"No, sir.

Never been caught before," he said.
Saltash's eyes flickered humour, but he steeled himself.

"Well, you're caught this time--fairly caught.

I may not be a specially fit person to punish you for it, but you won't be let off on that account." "Go ahead, sir!" said Toby, with his hands twisted into a bony knot in front of him.
And Saltash went ahead.