Again indecision assailed him.  Should he return?  It was not too late. "Yes," said Conscience, with emphasis.  "No," said Shame.  False pride echoed the word, and Self-will re-echoed it.  Still our hero hesitated, and there is no saying what the upshot might have been if the bell had not rung at the moment, and, "Now, then, take your seats!" put an end to the controversy.