We don't want to be interfered with by any chap except old Tempest, who ought to be cock of Sharpe's, so we've decided to go steady, so as not to be interfered with, because we would rather not you interfered with us, because we're all serene and are backing up Tempest, and hope he'll pull off the Mile that you've not entered for.

We aren't down on you, because you pulled Tempest through last term, but it's rough you're cock of the house instead of him, and therefore on that account we are going steady, so as not to give you the fag of interfering with us, which we don't mind Tempest doing because we consider he has more right to interfere with us than you.

Hoping you are well and in good health, as this leaves us, Believe us, with kind regards to all at home, Yours very kindly and in alphabetical order, so that you needn't know who started this letter.

Samuel Wilberforce Coxhead, Thomas Jones, Everard Langrish, Jonathan T.

Purkis, Alfred James Remington Trimble, Percy Algernon Warminster, and others." This important document, the writing of which, I grieve to say, necessitated frequent reference to the English Dictionary, Langrish, as Crofter's fag, undertook to deliver, and faithfully discharged his mission by leaving it on the captain's table when he was out of his study.
It was decided to resist the temptation of sending Mr Jarman a similar explanatory letter, for fear it might lead to a row which would call for interference.