e way; he is clearly not
in a fit condition to be trifled with any more; you must help me to take
him home."

"Ha! ha! rather a good joke. I shall merely shove him into the street,
if I do anything. What business has he to make a beast of himself in my
rooms?"

"What business have you to do the devil's work, and tempt others to sin?
You will have a terrible reckoning for it, even if no dangerous
consequences ensue," said Suton sternly.

"C-c-c-cant!" said Fitzurse.

"Yes--what you call cant, Fitzurse. You shall hear some more, and
tremble, sir, while you hear it," replied Suton, turning towards him,
and raising his hand with a powerful but natural gesture; "it is this
`Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that putteth thy bottle
to him, and makest him drunken also--_thou art filled with shame for
glory_.'"

"Bruce," said D'Acres, the least flushed of the party, "I really think
we ought to take the fellow home. Just look at him."

Bruce looked, and was really alarmed at the grotesque yet ghastly
expression of that striped and sodden face, with the straight black
hair, and the head lolling and rolling on the shoulder. Without a word,
he took Hazlet by one arm, while Suton held the other, and D'Acres
carried the legs, and as quickly as they could they hurried along with
their lifeless burden to the gates of Saint Werner's. It was long past
the usual hour for locking up, and the porter took down the names of all
four as they entered. A large bribe which D'Acres offered was firmly,
yet respectfully refused, and they knew that next day they would be
called to account.

Having put Hazlet to bed they separated; Suton bade the others a stiff
"Good-night;" and D'Acres as he left Bruce, said, "Bruce, we have been
doing a very blackguard thing."

"Speak for yourself," said Bruce.

"Good," said D'Acres, "and allow me to add that I have entered your
rooms for the last time."

Next morning Suton spoke privately to the porter, and told him that it
would be best for many reasons not to report what had taken place the
night before, beyond the bare fact of their having come into college
late at night. The man knew Suton thoroughly and respected him; he knew
him to be a man of genuine piety, and the most regular habits, and
consented, though not without difficulty, to omit all mention of
Hazlet's state. All four had of course to pay the usual gate fine, and
D'Acres and Bruce were besides "admonished" by the