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He threw the padlock to me, but the key dropped out, and one of the boys pounced upon it, while Dicksee threw his arms round me and held me tight. "No, you don't," he cried. "That's right," said Burr major. "Hold him, boys. The artful beggars had sneaked up here to have a tuck-in. We'll eat it all for them."
Join to these, other lessons in the art of skinning and preserving birds, given by Mercer up in the loft; compulsory games at cricket, as they were called, but which were really hours of toil, fielding for Burr major, Hodson, and Dicksee; sundry expeditions after specimens, visits to Bob Hopley, bathing, fishing, and excursions and incursions generally, and it will be seen that neither Mercer nor I had much spare time.
Then there was a burst of eager incitements, and, unable to defer the attack any longer, seeing, too, that Mercer did not mean to begin, Dicksee gave a final dance, which included a dodge to right and left, and then he rushed in at Mercer, who seemed just to shoot his left shoulder forward with his arm extended, when there was a dull sound, and Dicksee seated himself very suddenly on the floor.
"Who pulled the chap out of the water when he was half drowned, and saved him? Who " I clapped my hand over his mouth. "Won't do, Tom," I said. "It's all sham. We can't fight. I daresay old Lom's right, though." "What do you mean?" "That we shall be able to knock Eely and Dicksee into the middle of next week."
A dozen boys dashed off, and Lomax panted, "You two work him like this gently. I'll relieve you directly." He left the two masters rubbing and moving the boy's arms to their full extent, and pressing them to his sides, while he hurried on some clothes, and, shivering with horror and exhaustion, we followed his example, while, with my ears ringing, I heard Mercer gasp out, "Poor old Dicksee!
"A hobbledehoy! and he looks it, don't he? It did make him so savage when he heard, and he said he wasn't half such a hobbledehoy as old Reb was, and Dicksee said he'd go and tell." "And did he?" "Did he? You know how my nose was swelled up." "Of course." "Well, that was nothing to Dicksee's.
There was so much passionate agony in my voice that the Doctor paused for a few moments, before, in the midst of the solemn silence which ensued, he said coldly, "Do you deny that you took the watch?" "Yes, yes. Indeed, indeed I did not take it, sir!" The Doctor sighed. "Do you deny that you were seen by Dicksee this morning with the watch in your hands?"
"Why, I thought you two were such friends and mates already. Bah! lads, you shouldn't fight without there's good reason." "But we didn't fight," cried Mercer angrily. "Why, just look at you both! your faces say it as plain as your lips." "But I mean not together. Eely Burr and big Dicksee came and thrashed us. They would not leave us alone."
Mr Rebble whispered to the Doctor. "An accessory, it seems, Hodson," said the Doctor. "You will come to my room directly after dinner, with Mercer and Burr junior. I have not heard the names of the other boys who were present," continued the Doctor. "Please, sir, Wilson was one," cried Dicksee.
"I'll tell him what you said," cried Dicksee. "Hullo, Penny loaf! you there? Yes, you'd better tell him. Just you come to me for some physic, and you'll see how I'll serve you." "Don't ketch me taking any of your stuff again," cried the big, fat, sneering-looking fellow. "I'll tell him, and you'll see." "Go and tell him then," said Mercer contemptuously.
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