The Prefect finishes securing the ledgers, placing each volume in its allotted section. He keeps the pamphlet separate on the table and watches Paul beside the shelves.
Prefect
Remain here, Foot. I shall summon the master and present the pamphlet with your exact statement, neither more nor less.
He steps into the Study corridor and calls softly. After a short interval, the master, an adult man of medium build with brown hair, ruddy skin, and a broad, clean-shaven face, arrives, and the Prefect leads him to the table while Paul remains under observation.
Prefect
This pamphlet was found inside a school volume. Foot has admitted, in precise terms, that he placed it there deliberately.
The Master
Deliberately placed, yes. But is this merely a matter for Chenevix-Trench, as a conduct offence, or does its argument require a broader school inquiry?
The master turns the pamphlet without touching its printed argument for long. The Prefect keeps his ledger open beside the books, preserving the admission as a separate record while the question hangs over Paul.