You did it by mistake, you say, and no harm was done.

And I'm not going to punish you for being out late, for that the captain will do.

But boys who make nuisances of themselves and then complain that other boys don't like them are not to be put up with in Willoughby.
You five have had a lesson already.

You might have caused a much worse accident than you did by your folly.

You may be thankful you did not.
For a week neither of you is to go on to the river at all, and after that till the end of the term you will only be allowed to go with the captain's permission, or in the company of a senior.