Ah! that's one of the prints you had in the study at school.

Do you remember Reg chipping that corner of the frame with a singlestick ?" "Excuse me, Cruden," began Blandford, in a severe tone; "my friend and I are just expecting company." "Are you?
Well, I couldn't have stayed if you'd asked me.

Are any of the old school lot coming ?" "The fact is, we can do without you, young fellow," said Mr Pillans.
Horace stared.

It had not occurred to him till that moment that his old schoolfellow could be anything but glad to see him, and he didn't believe it now.
"Will Harker be coming ?" he inquired, ignoring Mr Pillans' presence.
"No, no one you know is coming," said Blandford, half angrily, half nervously.
"That's a pity.

I'd have liked to see some of the old lot.