[The Master of the Shell by Talbot Baines Reed]@TWC D-Link bookThe Master of the Shell CHAPTER SEVEN 10/14
Mr Smith, I believe, has a motion on the paper--" Poor Railsford subsided, full of confusion, stripped of his good resolutions, abusing himself for his folly, and wishing Monsieur Lablache and his advice at the bottom of the sea. What Mr Smith and the other masters who followed had to say he neither heard nor cared.
His determination to admit his own error had oozed away, and he resolved that if his story was to be kept waiting, it should be none the sweeter, when it did come, for the delay. Several topics were discussed pleasantly, with a view to elicit the opinion of the meeting on small questions of policy and discipline. Presently Mr Roe turned to Bickers.
"I think you said you had some question to ask, Mr Bickers ?" "Oh, well, yes.
Mine's quite a hypothetical point, though," began Mr Bickers, airily.
"I just wanted to ask, supposing one of us becomes aware of a riot in a neighbouring house, during the absence of the master of that house, and ascertains, moreover, that the prefects on duty, so far from making any attempt to control the disorder, are participating in it, I presume there can be no question that it would be the duty of anyone of us to interfere in such a case? It's quite a hypothetical case, mind, but it might occur." "Certainly, I should say, if you were quite sure the proper house authorities were not there to enforce order," said Mr Roe. "Of course," said Grover; "but it's rather an unlikely case, isn't it ?" "It occurred in my house last night," broke in Railsford, hotly.
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