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Apologize, and help us win the Fifth to-morrow." So Chalmers moved reluctantly across to Acton's and made his apology. "Don't mention it," said Acton, cheerfully. "Sorry I upset you, Chalmers, but you elected me captain, and I do want a little success in the houses, and how can we get it if the fellows don't combine?
Jonathan Floyd, who took in Acton's meek message of "humbly craved leave to speak with Master Jennings," came back with the inexplicable mandate, "Warn Roger Acton from the premises." So, he must needs bide till to-morrow morning, when, come what might, he resolved to see his honour, and set some truths before him.
Senior breathed heavily, and that was all. All hope had died in Acton's breast. He threw himself forward beside his friend, and sobbed, with his face in the snow. A sound reached Acton's ears which brought him to his feet with a bound. He placed his hand to his ear, and sent his very soul to the effort to fix the sound again, above the roar of the wind.
Under such communicative influence, Acton's tale of sorrows and oppressions, we may readily believe, was soon made known; and as readily, that it moved Ben's indignant and gigantic sympathies to an extent of imprecation on the eyes, timbers, and psychological existence of Mr. Jennings, very little edifying.
Worcester might have some curiosity to know what Acton's idea was, but he wasn't going to inquire anything about the niggers. "It's awfully brickish of you, Worcester," said Acton, as Grim was heard trotting up the corridor "to stand down." "Not at all; the sacrifice is on your altar." "Then allons. Here's Grim knocking, and I've to see Corker at 9.40. You'll excuse me."
Roger's newly-learnt vocabulary of oaths was drawn upon again. "Did you look in the ash-pit?" asked Jennings. "No, sir." "Well, while you two search this chamber, I will examine it myself." Mr. Jennings apparently entertained a wholesome fear of Acton's powers of wrestling.
My own estimate is given in the pamphlet already referred to. After quoting Dr. Acton's opinion, I add: "You will notice that Dr. Acton is here describing an extreme case. I want to tell you what are the results in a case which is not extreme. My difficulty is that these results are so various.
"Acton's putting in a lot of work over the slackest house that ever disgraced the old school, and this is how he's treated. Ass is a mild term." Chalmers went to Raven. "Apologize," said Raven. "He called me a mule," urged Chalmers, despairingly. "So you were. I quite expected to see the kicking begin, really. Acton's sweating no end to screw us up to concert-pitch, and flat mutiny is his reward.
Hilda, I don't think, minded this little wigging, and Grim never went without a friendly nod as he turned from cutting Wilson into the nets, if Miss Hilda Elsie Varley went by. Knowing Acton's pride his overwhelming pride I never expected to see him back at St. Amory's.
Acton's guests were of the station to which he had belonged, and he would once have found the sound of their voices and their light laughter pleasant. These, however, were things that no longer appealed to him, and he was conscious of a feverish impatience to get back to his work again in the misty cañon. "I'm afraid," he replied gravely, "it will be out of the question for me to stay just now.
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