They'll soon get tired of licking you.

I've tried it on years ago with their forerunners." "No! Did you?
Tell us how it was ?" cried a chorus of voices, as they clustered round him.
"Well, just as it is with you.

The fifth form would fag us, and I and some more struck, and we beat 'em.

The good fellows left off directly, and the bullies who kept on soon got afraid." "Was Flashman here then ?" "Yes; and a dirty, little, snivelling, sneaking fellow he was too.

He never dared join us, and used to toady the bullies by offering to fag for them, and peaching against the rest of us." "Why wasn't he cut, then ?" said East.
"Oh, toadies never get cut; they're too useful.