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A great wave of disgust and despair swept over him, and then an idea flashed through his mind. Since he was sure to flunk in his examinations, why endure the afternoon's torture, which could not but be worse than the morning's? And on the impulse of the moment he made up his mind. He walked straight on to the schoolyard gate and passed out.
He sat long with them under the pine trees, and for the first time they saw and felt his strength and were as children before it. "It's all a school," said he, calmly. It's full of rather tough problems, but I'm not going to flunk or fail in it." The Spider Snares Trove and Spinnel were in Hillsborough soon after sunrise the morning of that memorable day.
Huxter on particular business! Pray, beg Mr. Huxter to come in," said Pen, amused rather; and not the less so when poor Sam appeared before him. "Pray take a chair, Mr. Huxter," said Pen, in his most superb manner. "In what way can I be of service to you?" "I had rather not speak before the flunk before the man, Mr. Pendennis;" on which Mr. Arthur's attendant quitted the room.
"It's the postman," suggested Uncle Tom, wickedly. "It's Peter!" cried Honora, triumphantly, from the hall as she flunk open the door, letting in a breath of cold Christmas air out of the sunlight. It was Peter, but a Peter who has changed some since perambulator days, just as Honora has changed some.
She had a treacherous little faculty of appearing never to study and yet maintaining an excellent grade of scholarship. "You get me to do all sorts of things with you, Flora, and then you sneak off and study on the quiet and leave me to flunk because I promised you I wouldn't study, either." "Why, Lilly Becker, I never studied one minute for that algebra quiz." "You did so! Roy told me."
"There was more to it than that, though, and you know it, Buxton," said Blake. "Neither the department commander nor General Sherman thought the evidence conclusive, and they said so, especially old Gray Fox. And you ask any of these fellows here now whether they believe Hayne was really guilty, and I'll bet you that eight out of ten will flunk at the question." "And yet they all cut him dead.
"I guess that's it," admitted Tom ruefully, after a minute's thought. "San Pedro couldn't stand for the giants. He's had a frightful flunk. Well, we're all alone, but we'll go on to giant land anyhow! We can get more mules. A little thing like this can't phase me. Are you with me, Ned Mr. Damon Eradicate?" "Of course we are!" they cried without a moment's hesitation.
"There's plenty of room for him to rise," said Fletcher with a sneer. "That is true not only of him, but of all of us, I take it." "Do you refer to me?" "Oh no," said Oscar with sarcasm. "I am quite aware that you are at the pinnacle of eminence, even if you do flunk in Greek occasionally."
"If it's all decided beforehand, we're lost." Patty smiled reassuringly. "A little flunking now and then Will happen to the best of men." "But I've heard they send people home, drop them, you know, if they flunk more than a certain amount. Is that so?" Lady Clara inquired in hushed tones. "Oh, yes," said Patty; "they have to. I've known some of the brightest girls in college to be dropped."
"Perhaps you're right, Van," he replied, "but you see I can't be too sure on this stuff. Math isn't my strong point, and I simply must not fall down on it; if I should flunk it would break my father all up." "You flunk! I'd like to see you doing it." Van smiled derisively. "When you fall down on an exam the rest of us better give up. You know perfectly well you'll get by.
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