With a lively recollection of their own experiences last term, they took care he should be wandering in the Quad when the "dredger" came its rounds; and, for fear he should miss the warm consolations of a lower third "Scrunch," they organised one for his special benefit, and had the happiness of seeing him rising in the middle, scared and puffing, with cheeks the colour of a peony.

All the while they tried to figure as his protectors, and demanded credit for getting him through his ordeals in a way he would by no means have got, if left, as they had been, to his own resources.
Nor were they wholly unoriginal in their endeavours to make him feel at home in his new surroundings.
"By George! it's ten minutes to dinner-time," said Dick, looking at the clock.

"There'll be a frightful row if you are late first day, and you've barely time to dress." "Dress! I am dressed," said Coote, in alarm.
"You muff, you're not in your flannels.

Think of a new fellow turning up to Hall first day not in his flannels, eh, Georgie ?" "My eye!" said Georgie; "what a row there'd be!" "Cut as hard as ever you can, and put them on.

Better not show up till just as the clock strikes, in case fellows humbug you.