WhenhewasgoneMartinrosetofollow，butTomstoppedhim。
“NoonegoesnearNewRow，“saidhe，“soyoumayjustaswellstophereanddoyourverses，andthenwe’llhavesomemoretalk。We’llbenoendquiet。Besides，noprepostorcomesherenow。Wehaven’tbeenvisitedoncethishalf。“
Sothetablewascleared，theclothrestored，andthethreefelltoworkwithGradusanddictionaryuponthemorning’svulgus。
TheywerethreeveryfairexamplesofthewayinwhichsuchtasksweredoneatRugby，intheconsulshipofPlancus。Anddoubtlessthemethodislittlechanged，forthereisnothingnewunderthesun，especiallyatschools。
Nowbeitknownuntoallyouboyswhoareatschoolswhichdonotrejoiceinthetime-honouredinstitutionofthevulguscommonlysupposedtohavebeenestablishedbyWilliamofWykehamatWinchester，andimportedtoRugbybyArnoldmoreforthesakeofthelineswhichwerelearntbyheartwithitthanforitsownintrinsicvalue，asI’vealwaysunderstood，thatitisashortexerciseinGreekorLatinverse，onagivensubject，theminimumnumberoflinesbeingfixedforeachform。