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I directed Hopkinson to pile up some clay, to enquire if we were near any hills, when two or three of the blacks caught the meaning, and pointed to the N.W. Mulholland climbed up a tree in consequence of this, and reported to me that he saw lofty ranges in the direction to which the blacks pointed; that there were two apparently, the one stretching to the N.E., the other to the N.W. He stated their distance to be about forty miles, and added that he thought he could observe other ranges, through the gap, which, according to the alignment of two sticks, that I placed according to Mulholland's directions, bore S. 130 W.
He had been spending the afternoon with a rug and a novel on the hills at the back of the school, and he wanted to know how the final house-match had gone. Blackburn's had beaten Mulholland's in one of the early rounds. Kennedy explained what had happened. "We should have lost if Fenn had turned up earlier," he said. "He had a row with Kay, and Kay gave him a sort of extra between two and four."
We shall have to be looking out." Whereat the friend would grin broadly. The idea of Dencroft's making a game of it with his house tickled him. When Dencroft's took fifteen points off Mulholland's, the joke began to lose its humour. "Why, they must be some good," said the public, startled at the novelty of the idea. "If they win another match, they'll be in the final!" Kay's in the final! Cricket?
And thenceforward she roared so gently that Miss Wenlock, who never said a malicious thing herself, and was therefore entirely dependent on Sarah Mulholland's tongue for the salt of life, felt herself cheated of her usual Sunday entertainment. For there were few Sundays in term-time when Mrs. Mulholland did not "drop in" for tea and talk at Beaumont before going on to the Cathedral service.
Milligan led from the start, increased his lead at the end of the first lap, doubled it half-way through the second, and finally, with a dazzling sprint in the last seventy yards, lowered the Eckleton record by a second and three-fifths, and gave his house three points. Kennedy, who stuck gamely to his man for half the first lap, was beaten on the tape by Crake, of Mulholland's.
Whenever there was a contest on between science and clericalism in the good old fighting days, Mulholland's ample figure might have been seen swaying along the road from the Parks to Convocation, his short-sighted eyes blinking at every one he passed, his fair hair and beard streaming in the wind, a flag of battle to his own side, and an omen of defeat to the enemy.
"We shall want a fortnight, I suppose, to get used to each other," said Connie coolly. "Then" she laid a hand on Mrs. Mulholland's knee "you bring him to Marseilles to meet us?" "Certainly at your orders." Connie looked at Otto. "Dear Otto?" The soft tone pleaded. He started painfully. "You're awfully good to me. But how can I come to be a burden on you?" "But I shall go too," said Mrs.
Maybury brought it to six by winning the high jump. This was only what had been expected of him. The discomforting part of the business was that the other two places were filled by Morrell, of Mulholland's, and Smith, of Daly's.
After riding in triumph over the School House, Bedell's, and Mulholland's, Blackburn's had met its next door neighbour, Kay's, in the final, and, to the surprise of the great majority of the school, was showing up badly. The match was affording one more example of how a team of average merit all through may sometimes fall before a one-man side.
"Hope for the best, you foolish old woman!" she said to herself "'Male and female made He them! world without end Amen!" "Well?" She moved towards them, as they entered the room; holding out her hands with a merry, significant gesture. Otto and Sorell turned. Connie crimson threw herself on Mrs. Mulholland's neck and kissed her.
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