Other masters would certainly given a chap, a form after taking his extra work, but Mr. Crocker Harris is unlike them. When Taplow asked him about his form, he told the boy that he had given him exactly what he deserved: no less and certainly no more. Taplow is afraid that he might have marked…
No, Taplow wanted to play golf instead of coming to Mr. Crocker Harris for extra work. But, he did not want to disobey or annoy Mr. Harris so, he was ready for doing extra work.
Frank means to say that although being called for extra work on the last day of school seems bad luck, Taplow can take comfort with the thought that this action will imply the certainty of Taplow’s getting his remove.
Crocker Harris told Taplow that he had got what he deserved. However, he refused to tell him what exactly his remove was.
Taplow preferred science to literature. He found it a good deal which was more exciting than his play which he considered quite unpleasant.
Taplow had missed a day at school the previous week. So, Mr. Crocker Harris had called him for extra work.
Remove is the certificate of passing a form in the school. As a rule, the form results should only be announced by the headmaster on the last day of school. However, it seems that most teachers leak it to their students before that date.
Taplow is a boy of sixteen. He is still in the lower fifth. He can’t specialize until the next term if he gets his form/division all right. Since, his master, Mr. Crocker Harris has not told him the result, he will have to wait till the next day to learn his fate.
Reading plays is certainly more interesting than reading science. Children love stories and in the form of plays, they become all the more interesting. Science is based on a study of some facts, concepts, principles and their application. It demands cool reasoning and concentration of mind to solve numerical problems and to balance complicated equations….