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If a few were a little shy, the rest more than made it up by their welcome of me, and a sort of politeness which had almost something courtly in it. Darry and Maria together gave me a seat, in the very centre and glow of the kitchen light and warmth; and the rest made a half circle around, leaving Maria's end of the room free for her operations.
He was not. "Where's Darry?" buzzed several voices. But Dave Darrin was not present either. "Where is he?" several demanded of Dan. "Blessed if I know," Dan answered. "I wish I did, fellows." "Isn't Darry going to attend?" "I don't know that, either." Midshipman Gosman now claimed the floor. He spoke a good deal as though he had been retained as advocate for the eight accused midshipmen.
Beal Derg an' his men are then to waken up, an' by their aid the Valley of the Black Pig is to be set free forever." "An' what is the Black Pig, Barney?" "The Prospitarian church, that stretches from Enniskillen to Darry, an' back again from Darry to Enniskillen." "Well, well, Barney, but prophecy is a strange thing, to be sure! Only think of men livin' a thousand years!"
Dave started back at a dog trot, Dick following at a more leisurely gait. Both were soon by the campfire again. "Was it the same fellow?" demanded Darry, in a low voice. "It must have been," Dick nodded, "though you didn't see him at all when you encountered him, and I didn't get a view of his face. But he had on a tan colored shirt. He also had on brown corduroy trousers and low-cut black shoes.
Jetson hasn't been guilty of anything worse than a mean, quick temper and a fit of sulks afterwards. That's why, with my experience here at Annapolis, if Jetson is to be sent to Coventry, I decline to be bound by the class action." "But you can't refuse to be bound by class action," retorted Farley aghast. "Try me and see," smiled Dave stubbornly. "Don't be an idiot, Darry!"
"He expects to finish this fight for his own amusement," flashed angrily through Darrin's mind. "I'll get in something that hurts before I toss the sponge." "Time!" Two minutes were up. To Dave it seemed more like half an hour. "Unless you let yourself get rattled, Darry, that big fellow isn't going to get you.
And then, when that display was over, she began to be very busy with beating of eggs in a huge wooden bowl; and bade Darry see to the boiling of the kettle at the fire; and sent Jem, the waiter, for things he was to get upstairs; and all the while talked to me.
Yet, though he must have been quite uncomfortable had he been awake, Darry slumbered on. Greg came out, looked at Dave and smiled. Then Hazelton, next Dalzell, came outside. "What is the cot doing out here?" Danny Grin was the first to inquire. "We had a visit from the prowler in the night," Dick replied, "and Dave and I stayed on guard."
All such trials came to an end in such weakness and weariness, that my governess herself was fain to take the book from my hands and send me out into the sunshine again. It was Darry at last who found me one day, and, distressed at my looks, begged that I would let him bring up my pony. He was so earnest that I yielded. I got leave, and went to ride.
"I'll tell you all about that, Darry," grumbled Reade, "when you've had your turn for ten minutes. How much longer does my turn run, Dick?" "Five minutes," replied Prescott, after glancing at his watch. "Are you going to be able to hold out that long?" "Yes; if I live that long," sighed Tom. Dick and Hazelton had each taken their fifteen minute turns at pushing the cart.
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