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`` When a man begins to miss getting in as I have done , he very often keeps on doing it , '' and he mentioned the names of two or three men who , with any luck , would have played both cricket and footer against Cambridge , but were never chosen . `` Do n't bother about me , '' he went on , `` but get yourself as fit as possible , and play like blazes at Queen 's Club ; you will be doing me a good turn if you play well , because at present they have got an idea up here that Cliborough fellows ca n't play footer . I heard Adamson saying so . '' I expressed my opinion of Adamson and went back to college , for I ought not to have been out after nine o'clock , because my gating would not finish . But I must say that when the Subby sent for me , and I explained what had happened , he congratulated me on getting my blue , and said that under such exceptional circumstances he would excuse my forgetfulness . For the next few days I got up and went to bed very early ; I ran round the Parks before breakfast , which took me some time and was a most dreary occupation , and I kicked a ball about nearly every day . All of my people went up to town for the match , and Fred and I joined them at the Langham on the Tuesday night .