Aspinall's was there, of course, for Aspinall had won his remove with honour last term.

Raggles was there, for Raggles had played in the junior tennis fours of Westover's against the rival houses.

Spokes was there, for Spokes had swum round the Black Buoy, and become a "shark." Even Gosse was there, for Gosse had "walked over" for the high jumps for boys under 4 foot, 6 inches, last sports.
Dick gulped down something like a groan, as he strained his eyes up and down the cruel list, in the vague hope of finding his name in some corner, however humble.
But no.

He turned away at last, with his two disconsolate friends, feeling more humiliated than he had ever felt in his life.
He had done nothing for Templeton--he, who had passed for a leader among his compeers, and for a hero among his inferiors! His record was absolutely empty.

In school he had failed miserably; out of school he had shirked sports in which he ought easily to have excelled and "rotted" when he might have been doing good execution for Templeton.