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"Half-a-dozen hits like that a-piece, sir," nodded Tom Breeks. "There goes another!" Jim shouted. "Not quite, my lad," interposed Ned Thewk, though Peter Bartholomew was reeling in confirmation. His blow at Jim missed, but came sharply in the swing on Wilfrid's cheek-bone.
At the hour named, the expedition, with many a promise that the music should be sweet, departed hilariously: Will Burdock, the left-handed cricketer and hard-hitter, being leader; with Peter Bartholomew, potboy, John Girling, miller's man, and Ned Thewk, gardener's assistant, for lieutenants. On the march, silence was proclaimed, and partially enforced, after two fights against authority.
John Girling fell to him: Ned Thewk fell to him, and the sconce of Will Burdock rang. "A rascally absurd business!" said Gambier, letting his stick do the part of a damnatory verb on one of the enemy, while he added, "The drunken vagabonds!" All the Hillford party were now in the booth. Ipley, meantime, was not sleeping.
"Half-a-dozen hits like that a-piece, sir," nodded Tom Breeks. "There goes another!" Jim shouted. "Not quite, my lad," interposed Ned Thewk, though Peter Bartholomew was reeling in confirmation. His blow at Jim missed, but came sharply in the swing on Wilfrid's cheek- bone.
John Girling fell to him: Ned Thewk fell to him, and the sconce of Will Burdock rang. "A rascally absurd business!" said Gambier, letting his stick do the part of a damnatory verb on one of the enemy, while he added, "The drunken vagabonds!" All the Hillford party were now in the booth. Ipley, meantime, was not sleeping.
At the hour named, the expedition, with many a promise that the music should be sweet, departed hilariously: Will Burdock, the left-handed cricketer and hard-hitter, being leader; with Peter Bartholomew, potboy, John Girling, miller's man, and Ned Thewk, gardener's assistant, for lieutenants. On the march, silence was proclaimed, and partially enforced, after two fights against authority.
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