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The word "Seth" was mentioned at least once. "Why, Captain Eri!" exclaimed Elsie, as they drove away. The Captain grinned. "Didn't know I was such a heeler, did you?" he said. "Well, I tell you. If you're fishin' for eels there ain't no use usin' a mack'rel jig. Sol, he's a little mite eely, and you've got to use the kind of bait that 'll fetch that sort of critter."
"Pretend it's a snake. Can't you see?" "No." "There's Eely Burr and old Dicksee coming down the lane, and they'll want to come too. Hist! don't look. Lie down; p'r'aps they haven't seen us, and they'll go by." "But it's all stinging nettles," I said. "What of that? Here, this way; they won't sting if you go down hard."
Eely Burr sent for Burr and Mercer to come and be licked; but," added the boy, with a malicious grin, "he hasn't licked them yet." "Disgraceful! disgraceful!" cried Mr Rebble. "Well, the Doctor will decide what is to be done. Quick, boys, the dinner bell will. Ah, there it goes!"
I was dreaming about it all last night, and wishing that I'd got it somehow, and that it was mine. And it isn't, and never can be, can it?" "No," I said, and we walked into the big room, for the breakfast-bell began to ring, and very welcome it sounded to us, after being up so early, and indulging in such violent exercise. "Here comes Eely," whispered Mercer, "and old Dicksee too.
There was a pause, then Dicksee spoke with a malicious grin upon his fat face. "Please, sir, I did. It was Burr major." "Dear me! Indeed? Mr Burr, have the goodness to stand up and explain this extraordinary conduct." Oh, poor old Eely!
I had to find all this out that I'm telling you, but perhaps you don't care about it, and want to go back to the cricket-field?" "No, no," I cried; "I do like it." "That's right. If we went back we should only have to bowl for old Eely. Everybody has to bowl for him, and he thinks he's such a dabster with the bat, but he's a regular muff. Never carried the bat out in his life. Like hedgehogs?"
"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."
His is a nose that a tap will swell up, and when old Eely regularly hammered till it was soft, it looked dreadful, and when he said he'd go straight to the Doctor, Eely hammered him again till he went down on his knees and begged Eely's pardon, and promised to say it was done by a cricket-ball. I say, hark! they've got something over there. Let's go and see."
"Look: there's Eely," whispered Mercer, as a tall thin figure now appeared at the door, then suddenly grew shorter by the lad bending down as low as possible, and creeping toward his place by Stewart and Dicksee.
"Never mind, old chap," whispered Mercer. "Rabbits to-night, and some day such a licking for old Eely and Dicksee."
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