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"It always IS undone again," said Peter, "and the Station Master was more of a gentleman than you'll ever be, Phil throwing coal at a chap's head like that." Phyllis did up her bootlace and went on in silence, but her shoulders shook, and presently a fat tear fell off her nose and splashed on the metal of the railway line. Bobbie saw it.
The captain had been watching him with shrewd interest, and presently he intercepted: "Ah, now, I guessed right. Why, Bobbie Burke, you're even blushing like a schoolgirl over her first beau." Burke was just a trifle resentful under the sharp look of the captain's gray eyes; but the unmistakable friendliness of the officer's face drove away all feeling. "I envy you, my boy.
Somehow, poor as it was, it seemed infinitely more attractive than any room she had ever seen before, and she was charmed with the whole family. Bobbie sat at the other end of the table with his elbows on the table and his round eyes on her. When she smiled at him he winked one eye and grinned and then wriggled down under the table out of sight.
"Now sit there till I get back from the market." Bobbie had Happy Pete in his arms when he heard strange footsteps walking down the short flight of steps. He lifted his head as he heard a voice speak his name. "Bobbie," it said softly. "Are you Bobbie?" "Yes," replied the boy tremblingly. The soft voice spoke again. "Do you want to see Jinnie?"
He had urged his own father to buy it, when it was known that a sale was inevitable, hoping that the possession of it would incline Lucy's heart towards him; but the first baronet was too keen a man of business to make an unprofitable investment for sentimental reasons. Bobbie had proposed for the last time when he succeeded to the baronetcy and a large fortune.
Ackroyde, who was blessed with a sometimes painfully retentive memory. "I suppose it's Zotos," observed Lady Wrackley. "Who's Zotos?" inquired young Leving of the turned-up nose and the larky expression. "A Greek who's a genius and who lives in South Moulton Street." "What's he do?" "Things that men shouldn't be allowed to know anything about. Talk to Bobbie for a minute, will you?"
Bit by bit he drew himself along the blade until he reached the base, where it was thicker and stronger, and he was able to turn himself over on it. He heaved a tremendous sigh of relief. "Good God!" he exclaimed. "That was awful. But for my presence of mind I should have fallen a victim to your talkativeness." "Are you feeling better?" asked Maya. Bobbie clutched his forehead. "Thanks, thanks.
I'll try to get his boot off before he wakes up again." "I hope it's all right what we're doing," said Peter. "Of course it's right," said Bobbie, impatiently. "What else WOULD you do? Leave him here all alone because it's dark? Nonsense. Hurry up, that's all." So they hurried up.
"Now, Kitten, I'll take all the blame," interrupted Bobbie. "Land knows, you made fuss enough. Cried " "Oh please " "Well, you did," insisted Bobbie, "even went into hysterics. But I thought it would be a lark, although really I had no idea the creature would ever find her way up there. I don't see how she did. We had no part in her getting in," she explained eagerly.
All at once an uneasy feeling crept around the table. Alex forgot his business adventures of the day and glanced quickly from face to face. "Tim may come later," he said. Don looked at Bobbie. "Did you tell him?" Bobbie nodded. "What did he say?" "N nothing." Every scout knew at once that Tim had said something. Don shut his lips tightly. "I guess Tim forgot," Andy suggested.
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