CANTERBURY ROMPS ON--AND OFF But existence at Brimfield Academy wasn't all football, by any means, nor all fun.

There was a lot of hard work mixed up with the play, and both Steve and Tom found that an immense amount of study was required of them.

They each had thirty recitations a week, and in both Greek and Latin their preparation at high school had, not unnaturally, been deficient.

That meant hard sledding for a while.

Tom realised the fact before Steve would, and so spared himself some trouble.