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`` That is all , '' nodded Mr. Brown finally , snapping his notebook and tucking it away in a pocket . `` I am deeply indebted to all of you young men . `` And now I beg to add , '' said Old Dut , `` that , as all of you youngsters are in a hurry , there will be no criticism if you see fit to race through the corridors . '' Out on the field , just before half past four , Captain Dick Prescott lined up his squad of fourteen , himself included , and quickly added four more to the number , thus organizing two nines . `` Now , play ball , '' he called . `` Do it in a hurry , '' supplemented Tom Reade . `` Speed is all right , '' Dick retorted .