Part 3, Chapter 12 Summary

This chapter begins with tryouts for the school rugby team. Colin participates and watches as several of his classmates are dismissed from the field. At the end of the day, he's named to the junior team.

As a result of getting home late from trying out for the rugby team, Colin stays up late into the night trying to finish his studies, oversleeps the next morning and winds up late to school on his third day of school. This doesn't go without notice by Mr. Hodges and Colin receives a red mark in his scheduling book. When Colin sees what Mr. Hodges has written, he tries to correct his teacher and this results in another red mark in his book, this time for insolence.

During the second week of rugby, Colin runs into Stafford and watches him as he plays with...