"It was only play, Miss Henniker.

My fault as much as Smith's.

He never meant to be so rough.
Really." "Silence, both!" said Miss Henniker.

"Smith, follow me!" "Oh, Miss Henniker, please don't punish him," said Hawkesbury.
"Silence," replied the Henniker, icily.

"Come, Smith." Miss Henniker had the wonderful art of knowing by instinct who was the culprit in cases like this.