A novel of public school life, Wrykyn, the school where the story is laid, is based on Wodehouse's alma mater. The plot centers around yhe struggles for the last vacancy on the football fifteen and the doings of a mysterious "League" in the school.

Characters

Otway — Member of First Fifteen
Maurice — Member of First Fifteen
Robinson — Member of First Fifteen
Dick Trevor — Head of Donaldson's and Captain of First Fifteen
Clephane — Member of First Fifteen
Clowes — Member of Donaldson's, on the First Fifteen and close friend of Trevor's
Rand-Brown — Member of Seymour's
Paget — Ex-head of Donaldson's
Barry — Member of Seymour's who shares Study 6 with M'Todd
Donough O'Hara — Member of Dexter's who lost Trevor's Gold Bat
Mr. Robert Dexter — House Master
Ruthven — Member of Dexter's
Moriarty — Member of Dexter's and friend of O'Hara's Headmaster of Wrykyn
Sir Eustace Briggs — Mayor of Wrykyn
M. Gandinois — French Master
Smith — School porter
M'Todd — Member of Seymour's who shares Study 6 with Barry
Crawford — Member of School House
Drummond — Member of Seymour's who shares Study 5 with De Bertini. Barry's friend.
Mill — Member of Seymour's and Prefect
Master Thomas Renford — Milton's fag
Raoul de Bertini (Bertie) — Shares study at Seymour's with Drummond
Milton — Head of Seymour's also on Football Committee
Allardyce — On Football Committee
Mr. Seymour — House Master and Football Master at Wrykyn
Mr. Banks — Mathematics Master
Mr. Morgan — Mathematics Master
Harringay — Head of form in Mathematics
Gregson — Member of Day's
Harvey — Redford's friend and owner of ferrets
(Shocblossom) James Rupert Leather-Twigg — Member of Seymour's in Study 7
Herbert — Boot and knife boy at Seymour's
Strachan — Member of Day's and First Fifteen
Rigby — Prefect in Seymour's
Linton — Member of Seymour's
Griffith — Member of Seymour's
Hunt — Member of Seymour's
Kershaw — Member of Seymour's
Chappie — Member of Seymour's
Mr. Aldridge — Master and referee of school football match
Dr. Oakes — School doctor
Jevons — Captain of Ripton School football team
Master Samuel Menzies — Member of Seymour's
Mr. Day — House Master also in charge of the gymnasium
Butler to Headmaster
Charles Merewcather Cook — Day boy