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At Brincliffe on this particular day the two sides felt distinctly shy of each other , and it was a real boon to have a pair of `` giddy lunatics '' to scream at . But when Cadbury had boxed Frere 's ears for giving the dates of the royal Georges correctly , and when Simmons had sharpened his pencil with Vickers 's knife without asking leave , the relations between boarders and day-pupils grew easier . * * * * * There were few idle wheel-barrows in Elmridge on Saturday afternoon . If you had passed along the dusty Brickland Road between four and five o'clock , you would have encountered a droll procession . One passer-by stopped to enquire if there was going to be a Battle of Flowers . Six barrows , laden with flowering plants , each pulled by two boys , and pushed by one , were slowly but steadily travelling towards the town , and at the rear of all was a bath-chair in charge of Hallett and Armitage , wherein sat a thin , delicate-looking man , whose bright eyes and flushed cheeks spoke eloquently of gratitude and pleasure . That bath-chair was Hallett 's own idea , and he was very proud of it .