nothing of
the
science of
fighting.
The Dean's
Ernest,in
spite of
his term
at
school,also
knew
nothing--and
the Dean's
Ernest was
a coward.
It lasted
but a
short
while,for
Mary,after
the first
pause of
horrified
amazement
(aware
only that
Ernest was
twice as
big as her
Jeremy),ran
to appeal
to
authority.Jeremy
himself
was aware
neither of
time nor
prudence.He
realised
immediately
that
Ernest was
a
coward,and
this
realisation
filled him
with joy
and
happiness.He
