These on the left; and on the right the lower fifth, shell, and all the junior forms in order; while up the middle marched the three prepostors.
Then the prepostor who stands by the master calls out the names, beginning with the sixth form; and as he calls each boy answers "here" to his name, and walks out.

Some of the sixth stop at the door to turn the whole string of boys into the close.

It is a great match-day, and every boy in the school, will he, nill he, must be there.

The rest of the sixth go forwards into the close, to see that no one escapes by any of the side gates.
To-day, however, being the School-house match, none of the School-house prepostors stay by the door to watch for truants of their side; there is carte blanche to the School-house fags to go where they like.

"They trust to our honour," as East proudly informs Tom; "they know very well that no School-house boy would cut the match.