"Why shouldn't Rollitt come and vote ?" He quite shuddered at the audacity of the idea; and yet, when he looked up to the front and saw his brother standing there, worried and uneasy, and realised that in a few minutes he was to stand his ordeal, the younger brother's courage rose within him, and he edged towards the door.
In due time Yorke arose.

This time, amid the vociferous cheers of his own side, a few of the Moderns ventured to mingle howls.

They soon discovered their mistake, for not even their own side was with them as a body.

They were hooted down with execrations, and the result of this interposition was that the captain was cheered for twice the usual time.
"You fellows," said he, as soon as there was silence, "you probably understand from the notice why this meeting is called.

The last election was very close, and I am sorry to say there was not fair play.
I am still more sorry to say the offenders were juniors in Wakefield's," (terrific yells and hoots from the Moderns), "who ought to have known better, and who I hope are thoroughly ashamed of themselves," (terrific cheers, during which, D'Arcy, Wally, and Ashby, who had been standing on a form, modestly took seats and exchanged defiant signals with the youth of the Modern side through the chinks of the crowd).