When the Headmaster discovered that one of the boys in the Fourth Form, Henry Bates, had been playing truant, he summoned him to his study. He looked at the boy sternly and asked him what he had run away for (1). Bates replied that he didn’t know. (2). The Headmaster looked astonished and asked him what he meant (3). Bates explained he hadn’t any particular reason (4), but that he didn’t like school and wanted to leave (5). The Headmaster asked how old he was (6), and the boy said fifteen and a half (7).
When the Headmaster discovered that one of the boys in the Fourth Form, Henry Bates, had been playing truant, he summoned him to his study. He looked at the boy sternly and asked him what he had run away for (1). Bates replied that he didn’t know. (2). The Headmaster looked astonished and asked him what he meant (3). Bates explained he hadn’t any particular reason (4), but that he didn’t like school and wanted to leave (5). The Headmaster asked how old he was (6), and the boy said fifteen and a half (7). Then the Headmaster enquired whether he knew what he wanted to do if he left school (8). Bates answered that he wanted to join the Royal Navy (9) and added that his parents were willing to let him (10). The Headmaster thought for a moment and then remarked that perhaps that was the best thing he could do (11). He went on to say, however, that he was still going to punish him for taking the law into his own hands (12).
The counsel for the defense then began to cross-question the witness. He asked her how long she had known the accused (1), and when she replied it was for about two years (2) he said he wanted her to be more exact (3) and asked whether she couldn’t remember when she first had met him (4). The witness asked to let her thought (5) and after a minute or two said rather hesitantly she thought it must had been in July of the year before last (6). Counsel proceeded to ask where she had been at that moment (7) and she answered she had been on holiday in Bournemouth and the accused had been staying in the hotel (8). Counsel was pleased with this answer for he declared it was good. That was what they wanted to know (9) and then asked her further whether she could please tell them how she had come to make the acquaintance of the accused (10). She told the Court she was not sure, but she thought he had spoke to her in the lounge when she had been having coffee after dinner (11) and was then asked whether she could remember what she had spoken about (12).
The counsel for the defense then began to cross-question the witness. He asked her how long she had known the accused (1), and when she replied it was for about two years (2) he said he wanted her to be more exact (3) and asked whether she couldn’t remember when she first had met him (4). The witness asked to let her thought (5) and after a minute or two said rather hesitantly she thought it must had been in July of the year before last (6). Counsel proceeded to ask where she had been at that moment (7) and she answered she had been on holiday in Bournemouth and the accused had been staying in the hotel (8). Counsel was pleased with this answer for he declared it was good. That was what they wanted to know (9) and then asked her further whether she could please tell them how she had come to make the acquaintance of the accused (10). She told the Court she was not sure, but she thought he had spoke to her in the lounge when she had been having coffee after dinner (11) and was then asked whether she could remember what she had spoken about (12).