Chapter 19 of 69 · 121 words · ~1 min read

VII.

“You must go down, Away from this town, For here you would Never do any good. You have made a row, Which I cannot allow, And so I must take you, An example to make you; You must pay me a fine Of five pounds to-day, And then go away; For you must not stay, At Oxford, lest others Should follow your track; And your caution-money You’ll not get back. And now Mr. Wilkins, My words are plain, You must never again, Though it gives you pain, Come up to Oxford. If you think to do so, You think it in vain, You’ll have to obey me, Mr. Wilkins, for ever: You can go away now, Sir, And return again never.”