human
Well, Buller, what have you got to say for yourself?
gpt
It is a very serious offence of yours that has been reported to me, nothing less than breaking out of the house, out of _my_ house, in the dead of night. A most enormous and unparalleled proceeding. Why, in the whole course of my experience I never knew of a boy having the audacity--at least it is extremely rare, said the doctor, somewhat abruptly breaking the thread of his sentence. For he suddenly remembered, conscientious man, that when an Eton boy himself he had committed a similar offence for the purpose of visiting the Windsor theatre.
human
Suppose that in consequence of your example the custom spread, and the boys of Weston took to escaping from their rooms at night and careering about the country like-- He was going to say like rabbits, but the name of the master who had detected the offender occurred to him, and dreading the suspicion of making a joke he changed it to--
gpt
human
Have you been in the habit of these evasions?
gpt
Oh, no, sir! cried Tom, encouraged by something in the doctor's tones to speak out.
human
I never thought of such a thing till last night, just as I was going to bed. But the moon was so bright, and the bar was so loose, and the ice bears such a short time, and I take so much longer than others to learn anything, and I was so anxious to get perfect on the outside edge, that I gave way to the temptation. It was very wrong, and I am very sorry, and will take care nothing of the sort ever happens again.
gpt
So will I, said the doctor drily.
human
These bars shall be looked to. And who went with you?
gpt
No one, sir, no one else knew of it. I just took my skates and went. I did not see how wrong it was, sir, then, as I do now. I am slow, sir, and can only think of one thing at a time.
human
And the outside edge engrossed all your faculties, I suppose.
gpt
Yes, sir.
human
Come into my class-room after eleven-o'clock school.
gpt
Yes, sir,