Stalky & Co. Chapter 7 - The Flag of their Country

In which a motley band of schoolboys, under the reluctant but devoted eye of their Sergeant, indulge in secret drills and scheming over the formation of a volunteer cadet-corps, all while navigating the scrutiny and expectations of elders and authority. The arrival of a pompous political speaker disrupts their quiet defiance, leading to a climax of protest and the sudden dissolution of their earnest if unruly enterprise.