"Our love to them all at home." D'Arcy, meanwhile, had mounted the bed, and by means of a pea-shooter materially assisted in the departure of the discomfited envoy.
"Now we're getting livery," said Wally, proceeding to load his squirt out of the jug.

"Better light the candle, one of you, and have some light on the subject." A terrible discovery ensued.

Neither candle nor matches could be found! In a quarter of an hour daylight would depart, and after that--well, the prospect was not brilliant, at any rate.

However, there was no time to do anything but recriminate, which the company industriously did until the sentinel again gave the signal to stand by.
"Look here," said Percy, "we'd better keep him jawing as long as he'll stand it, and not let fly till he begins to get violent--eh ?" "All serene," said Wally; "that won't be long." "No; and he'll bring the whole kit of prefects with him.

What a high old time there'll be!" chuckled D'Arcy.
"There's one lucky thing," said Cash.