Of course, I had not to wear these until call-over that afternoon, or possibly next morning.

But I might as well try them on now.

And the difficulty was that it was very difficult to button the six buttons all the way up without baring my arm half-way at least to the elbow.

I made a feeble attempt, but it presented so many difficulties, and evidently so seriously perturbed my companion, that I abandoned the attempt, resolving to try them on under the bedclothes that night.
At the first station a youth of about my own age, with a hat-box and bag, got into the carriage.

Was he, I wondered, a Low Heath chap?
Evidently not.