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Rh in a minute, sir. (Sotto voce.} That's a score for Heffy!'

'Well, he deserves to score something, poor devil,' said McTurk, putting on his shirt. 'We've sweated a stone and a half off him since we began.'

'But look here, why aren't we wrathy with the Head? He said it was a flagrant injustice. So it is!' said Beetle.

'Dearr man,' said McTurk, and vouchsafed no further answer.

It was Stalky who laughed till he had to hold on by the edge of a basin.

'You are a funny ass! What's that for?' said Beetle.

'I'm—I'm thinking of the flagrant injustice of it!'