Mr. Gethryn

R. Farnie

Mr. Gethryn and R. Farnie interact often in a professional capacity, possibly as teacher and pupil or mentor and student.

Norris

Mr. Gethryn and Norris have a professional relationship, likely involving school authority and student roles.

Mr. Marriott

Mr. Gethryn and Mr. Marriott are colleagues, likely fellow masters or staff at the school.

Bishop

Bishop and Mr. Gethryn interact frequently in a school context, likely as student and master.

Leicester

Leicester and Mr. Gethryn interact in a professional school setting, possibly as student and master.

Mr. Marriott

Mr. Gethryn and Mr. Marriott are colleagues, likely fellow masters or staff at the school.

Norris

Mr. Gethryn and Norris have a professional relationship, likely involving school authority and student roles.

Leicester

Leicester and Mr. Gethryn interact in a professional school setting, possibly as student and master.

Norris

Mr. Gethryn and Norris have a professional relationship, likely involving school authority and student roles.

R. Farnie

Mr. Gethryn and R. Farnie interact often in a professional capacity, possibly as teacher and pupil or mentor and student.

Bishop

Bishop and Mr. Gethryn interact frequently in a school context, likely as student and master.

R. Farnie

Mr. Gethryn and R. Farnie interact often in a professional capacity, possibly as teacher and pupil or mentor and student.

I: Term Begins

Head of Leicester's House this term; has a meeting with the Headmaster about improving the House's discipline.

II: Introduces an Unusual Uncle

Bowls at the nets, then walks to Horton station to meet his uncle, who turns out to be a young boy named Farnie.

III: The Uncle Makes Himself at Home

Struggles to assert authority over his younger uncle, Farnie, and tries to give him advice about school.

V: Farnie Gets Into Trouble

Warns Farnie about Monk, but Farnie ignores him; Gethryn eventually gives up trying to control his relative.

VI: —and Stays There

Gethryn is the owner of the study and cashbox; he is absent during the match.

VII: The Bishop Goes for a Ride

Discovers his uncle's theft and note, decides to pursue him to Anfield on his bicycle.

VIII: The M.C.C. Match

Absent from the match; his whereabouts are unknown, causing frustration for Norris.

IX: The Bishop Finishes His Ride

Gethryn, the Bishop, cycles to Anfield to intercept his uncle but misses the train; he finds Farnie and forces him to return to Beckford, recovering part of the stolen money.

In Which a Case Is Fully Discussed

Refuses to explain his absence from the M.C.C. match, enduring confrontations with Mr. Jephson and Norris.

XII: “We, the Undersigned—”

Intervenes to stop the bullying of Wilson, confronts Monk, and later becomes the target of a round-robin demanding his resignation as House captain.

Leicester's House Team Goes Into a Second Edition

Decides to cut the signatories from the House team and selects a new lineup.

XIV: Norris Takes a Short Holiday

Key player for Leicester's; takes 8 wickets for 9 runs in the match against Jephson's.

Versus Charchester (At Charchester)

Reinstated in the First Eleven after being dropped, but bowls poorly against a left-handed batsman on a hard wicket, taking only one wicket.

XVII: The Winter Term

Returns to Beckford for the winter term, feeling confident as head of the House. He reveals the truth about the M.C.C. match to Marriott and Wilson, and receives a letter from Farnie returning the borrowed money.

XVIII: The Bishop Scores

Scores the winning try after Norris passes to him; accepts Norris's invitation to tea, restoring their friendship.