. Tom Browns school-days . se boy is getting the worst of it ? Brooke, it must be confessed, felt rather gravelled. Remember, added the Doctor, as he stopped at the turret-door, this fight is not to go on—youll see to that. And I expectyou to stop all fights in future at once. Very well, sir, said young Brooke, touching his hat, and notsorry to see the turret-door close behind the Doctors back. Meantime, Tom and the stanchest of his adherents hadreached Harrowells, and Sally was bustling about to get them alate tea, while Stumps had been sent off to Tew the butcher, toget a piece of raw beef f
. Tom Browns school-days . se boy is getting the worst of it ? Brooke, it must be confessed, felt rather gravelled. Remember, added the Doctor, as he stopped at the turret-door, this fight is not to go on—youll see to that. And I expectyou to stop all fights in future at once. Very well, sir, said young Brooke, touching his hat, and notsorry to see the turret-door close behind the Doctors back. Meantime, Tom and the stanchest of his adherents hadreached Harrowells, and Sally was bustling about to get them alate tea, while Stumps had been sent off to Tew the butcher, toget a piece of raw beef for Toms eye, which was to be healedoffhand, so that he might show well in the morning. He wasnot a bit the worse except a slight difficulty in his vision, a singingin his ears, and a sprained thumb, which he kept in a cold-waterbandage while he drank lots of tea and listened to the Babel ofvoices talking and speculating of nothing but the fight, and howWilliams would have given in after another fall (which he didnt [292!. I EXPECT YOU TO STOP ALL FIGHTS IN FUTURE AT ONCE SCHOOL DAYS in the least believe), and how on earth the Doctor could have gotto know of it—such bad luck! He couldnt help thinking to him-self that he was glad he hadnt won; he liked it better as it was,and felt very friendly to the Slogger. And then poor little Arthurcrept in and sat down quietly near him, and kept looking at himand the raw beef with such plaintive looks that Tom at last burstout laughing. Dont make such eyes, young un, said he; theres nothingthe matter. Oh, but, Tom, are you much hurt? I cant bear thinking itwas all for me. Not a bit of it; dont flatter yourself. We were sure to havehad it out sooner or later. Well, but you wont go on, will you ? Youll promise me youwont go on ? Cant tell about that—all depends on the houses. Were inthe hands of our countrymen, you know. Must fight for theSchool-house flag, if so be. However, the lovers of the science were doomed to disappoint-ment this
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