Crossword-Solution: WELCHERS 8 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 16

The debt was of long standing, having begun as far back as the middle of the Lent term, when the Welchers had played upon some of Parrett's with a hose from behind their own door, and culminating in the unprovoked outrage upon the luckless Parson on the river that very morning.

Now if there was one thing more than another the young Parretts prided themselves in, it was their punctuality in matters of business; and it had troubled them sorely that circumstances over which they had no control (in other words, the fear of Wyndham) should have prevented their settling scores with the Welchers at an earlier date.

Now then! Row, Bosher, can't you, you old cow? Yah! hoo! Welchers ahoy!" he cried, raising his voice in tones of derisive defiance.

However, he was compelled to make an effort, and began as before, "Sir, it is time the Welchers had a word." He didn't mean anything funny, he was certain, but everybody laughed.

They're specially set on it because they think they've been snubbed over the captaincy, and mean to show they _are_ the cock house, though the doctor won't own it." "Well," said Silk, "as I've not much faith in the Welchers' boat--in fact, I'm not sure if they'll be able to get up a crew at all--I feel delightfully impartial." "I hope you'll back us," said Wyndham, earnestly.