Sunday noon
He liked the Rovers and Stanley Browne , but according to what he had seen and been told , some of the strictest rules of Brill had been violated , and it would be impossible for him to pass the affair by or mete out ordinary punishment . `` I am afraid I shall have to dismiss them , '' he told himself . `` Too bad ! '' In some manner the story leaked out , and by Sunday noon all the students at Brill knew that the Rovers and Stanley were in disgrace , and in danger of dismissal . A few sided with the boys , but the majority shook their heads . `` They had no business to go off on such a lark , '' said one of the seniors . `` It 's a disgrace to the whole college .