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P. St. H. Harrison

A Merevale's boy with a grudge and a gift for deception, he lures a new arrival into wrecking Venables's study to settle an old score from the train.

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Also known as Harrison

First appearance: now talking about cricket

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Protagonist of the chapter; orchestrates a prank and later retaliates against Graham by biased umpiring, but ultimately suffers humiliation when his borrowed mackintosh is…

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Harrison arrives at Merevale's nursing a grievance against the fellow-traveller who got the better of him, and he sets about revenge with cheerful cunning. He convinces the unknown that Venables's study is his own, then waits for the Head of the House to return and find a stranger wrecking his belongings. His scheme is audacious and short-sighted, and it makes him the story's resident plotter, a boy who risks everything for the pleasure of scoring off a rival.

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The Odd Trick
Protagonist of the chapter; orchestrates a prank and later retaliates against Graham by biased umpiring, but ultimately suffers humiliation when his borrowed mackintosh is reclaimed.
Harrison's Slight Error
Protagonist who loses his train seat and schemes revenge.
The Manoeuvres of Charteris
Involved in the prank that backfires, adding to the chapter's conflict.
II
Caught buying cigarettes in Stapleton, leading to stricter bounds rules.

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