BILLY BUNTER’S BOLT (BILLY BUNTER) HARDCOVER
Lord Mauleverer started the trouble, because when he heard that his uncle had been knocked down by a car, he obtained permission to miss lessons and visit him. Naturally enough, Billy Bunter thought this was a cracking good idea, so he rubbed his eyes with an onion to produce tears and asked Quelch for leave because his mother was ill. Unfortunately, Bunter did not sufficiently conceal the onion, and was sent to Quelch's study to await a caning; there, he hid the manuscript of Quelch's History of Greyfriars in the chimney. Then, by an odd coincidence, Bunter's father telephoned to say that his mother was really ill, and before he could be caned, Bunter bolted home.