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Of course, he stayed a while as usual and tasted Mr Cripps's beer, and of course he met again not a few of his new friends sharpers, most of them, of Cripps's own stamp, or green young gentlemen of the town, like Loman himself.
At this stage, Stephen, having explored the weir, rejoined his schoolfellow, and the two, after partaking of a bottle of ginger-beer at Mr Cripps's urgent request, returned with the stream to Saint Dominic's. The result of this delay was to make Loman doubly anxious to secure this famous fishing-rod, on which his heart was set.
The two others looked round; something more lively than usual was undoubtedly taking place at old Mr Cripps's residence, to judge by the shouts and laughter which proceeded from the group of people assembled near the door. From where they were the boys in the boat could not see what the nature of the excitement was, and therefore paddled on with a view to satisfy their curiosity.
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