Eton School Days, by an Old Etonian [S B Hemyng]

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: hand, and as he saw Burke timidly trying to pass by without being noticed, he cried? Here, you fellow What's your name ? Butler Burke, he replied. Burke Oh you're the man who cut Chorley over, are you ? Burke made no answer, but seemed more anxious than ever to get away; and making a flank movement, gained...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: hand, and as he saw Burke timidly trying to pass by without being noticed, he cried? Here, you fellow What's your name ? Butler Burke, he replied. Burke Oh you're the man who cut Chorley over, are you ? Burke made no answer, but seemed more anxious than ever to get away; and making a flank movement, gained the road, and commenced running as hard as he could. Stole away shouted the boy with the fives-ball. I'll have a shot at him, though. Raising his arm a little above his shoulder, he took aim for an instant at Burke's retreating figure, and let fly. The ball flew with unerring velocity, and bit Burke with considerable violence on the back just below the shoulder blade. Butler Burke uttered a cry, for the pain the blow caused him was intense. You'll do it again, will you ? How do you like it? and similar exclamations, sounded in his ears. But suppressing bis tears with an effort, he ran on until he reached the wall nearly opposite the gateway leading into School-yard. Here he ran up against Purefoy. Where have you been? asked his cousin. Ihave been looking everywhere for you. What is all this row about Chorley? I am very sorry, I'm sure, replied Burke. I had no idea the consequences would be what they have turned out; when I hit Chorley, I didn't mean to hurt him as much as I did. I only wanted to protect Chudleigh, because Chudleigh had been a brick to me. He would not let Chorley bully me, and the fact is, I acted without thinking. You cut Chorley over the head with a stump, though, didn't you ? said Purefoy, looking rather displeased, and not altogether satisfied with Burke's explanation. Yes, I did; but you know, he was going to pitch into Chudleigh. That is no reason why you should have done ...