Lickford, Ramshaw, Cash, and Cottle.

With kind regards from P.W.;" and sent the note over by the hand of the youngest of the Modern juniors.
This diversion served for a time to heal the mental ravages of the morning, and to occupy the attention of the company most of the afternoon.
"Case of Sunday-go-to-meeting, isn't it ?" said lickford.
"Rather.

Mind you tog up well, you chaps; I'm not going to take four louts out to tea with me, I promise you." Whereupon ensued great searchings of hearts and wardrobes, to see what could be done in the way of appropriate decoration.

The invitation came at an awkward time, for it was Friday afternoon, and Mrs Wisdom rarely sent home the washing before Saturday.

Consequently it was a work of some difficulty to muster five clean collars among the party, still less as many shirt-fronts.
Lickford spent at least an hour over his last Sunday's shirt with ink- eraser, trying to get it to look tidy; while Cottle, more ingenious, neatly gummed pieces of white paper over the dirty spots on his.
A great discussion took place as to chokers.