Bunter the Sportsman by Frank Richards

Author:Frank Richards [Richards, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

‘IT is deplorable, Prout,’ observed Quelch, icily, ‘that a senior boy should presume to take the law into his own hands, in such a manner, and instigate a tumult of this nature amongst juniors.’

‘Regrettable, indeed, Quelch,’ said Prout. He was not pleased by the discovery that the unseemly uproar in the Remove passage, to which he had called Quelch’s attention, had, apparently, been caused by a boy of his own form! ‘Nevertheless, it would seem that Coker of my form was in pursuit of some missing eatables, which he thought had been purloined by a boy of your form - this Bunter.’

‘He was mistaken, Prout. They had not been so purloined,’ Quelch breathed hard. It was rather trying to have to defend the activities of that absurd boy, Bunter, who had only that afternoon committed so crass a stupidity as to lose his jacket, and return with a ridiculous story of its having been stolen by a man who wanted to take his photograph! Still, justice must be done, even to Bunter.

‘He may have been mistaken on this occasion, Quelch.’ Apparently, Prout considered that justice must be done, even to Coker. ‘Nevertheless, I must point out that this boy, Bunter, has a reputation for the unauthorised acquisition of articles of an edible nature, belonging to others. It would seem impossible for anyone to control that deplorable tendency.’ Prout fixed Quelch with a meaning eye. Quelch was Bunter’s form master, and the one to exercise control over him at Greyfriars. Prout’s expression indicated that Quelch had, regrettably, failed to do so.

‘I should not deny that implication, Prout.’

‘Of course not, my dear Quelch.’

‘But even if it were justified-‘

‘“But even,” Quelch-?’

‘But even if it were justified, Prout, that does not excuse a senior boy acting on an utterly erroneous assumption, and behaving in a riotous manner.’

‘Quite so, Quelch but he thought he had caught this boy, Bunter, in flagrante delicto.’

‘That, Prout,’ observed Mr. Quelch, firmly, ‘is, as I have already endeavoured to convey to you, no justification for a boy of your form causing the most outrageous uproar in a study belonging to boys of mine. You, Prout, are the master of what is supposed to be a senior form-‘

‘I am not only supposed to be, but am the master of a senior form, consisting of boys of a mere responsible and developed character than those in junior forms.’

‘That description, doubtless, applies to some of them. Prout - at least. I presume so. I think, however, that even you, Prout, will hardly endeavour to apply your eulogy to that boy, Coker! Responsible and developed character, indeed! ‘

‘H’m.’ Prout remembered certain past reflections and observations of his own about Coker. However, he had no intention of confiding them to Quelch!

‘Fiat justicia ruat caelum,’ he observed. ‘That means, my dear Quelch-‘

‘I am aware of what it means, Prout,’ snapped Quelch. ‘If you are prepared to apply that admirable precept to the boy, Coker-‘

‘Let us proceed now to the study he occupies, Quelch,’ said Prout. firmly.

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