But you, new boys, attend! the thing is this.

When I say three--_one, two, three_!--every body is to shout out the name of his sweet-heart.

The fun is that nobody hears any thing, because every body bawls so loud.

You see ?" asked he, apparently feeling for his handkerchief.

"Gabriel, before we begin, just run into the study and get my handkerchief." Gabriel, full of expectation of the fun, ran out of the room.