Templeton should have something to regret in the loss of him.

He knew they would find it hard to fill his place in the fields, however easily they might do without him in school.
Mansfield read the letter contemptuously, as did all the monitors who had the real good of Templeton at heart.

A few pulled long faces, and wondered how the Fifteen was to get on without its best halfback; but altogether the Sixth breathed more freely for what had been done and were glad Mansfield had taken upon himself a task which no one else would have cared to undertake.
Meanwhile, our three heroes were spending an agitated Saturday half- holiday.
For Dick had decided two days ago that his "Firm" would have to look after Tom White.
"You know, you fellows," said he, "we're not exactly in it as far as his pawning the boat goes, but then if we hadn't lost her, the row would have never come on." "And if he hadn't robbed us, we should never have interfered with the boat." "And if we hadn't gone to the Grandcourt match," said Dick, who was fond of tracing events to their source, "he wouldn't have robbed us." Whereat they left the pedigree of Tom White's "row" alone, and turned to more practical business.
"What can we do ?" said Georgie.

"We can't get him off." "We're bound to back him up, though, aren't we ?" "Oh, I suppose so, if we only knew how." "Well, it strikes me we ought to turn up at the police court to-morrow, and see how things go," said Dick.
The "Firm" adopted the motion.

The next day was a half-holiday; and a police court is always attractive to infant minds.