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Porter, Coates, and Gilks all repudiated the suggestion, and once more, amid the ironical cheers of the onlookers, Fairbairn resumed his work and lashed viciously out with his oar.
I could discover nothing," said the captain. "You mean to say you don't know who cut the rudder-lines?" "No; who?" "Gilks!" The captain's first impulse on receiving from Silk this astounding piece of information was to go at once to the schoolhouse and confront Gilks with his accuser.
"Young fool!" said Gilks, when he and his friend were left alone. "He's not worth bothering about." "If it weren't for the other prig I'd agree with you," said Silk. "But don't you think we can hit at his reverence occasionally through his disciple?" "I dare say," said Gilks. "The young prig had an innocent enough time of it to-night to suit even him. How he does talk!"
"How do you mean?" inquired Gilks. "I mean, keep a sharp lookout till you catch his holiness tripping." "But the beggar never does trip. He's so vilely careful, he never gives a chance," growled Gilks. "Awfully uncivil of him, when he knows how grateful we should be to him," said Silk, laughing. "Never mind, old man, keep in with him if you can. Something's sure to turn up.
He had never told him so in words, but Wyndham could guess what all the kind interest which the new captain evinced in him meant. And it was the thought of this that kept alive the one or two scruples he still retained in joining himself to the society of Gilks and Silk. And so he declined the invitation of these two friends to defy the captain's summons.
I got there late, as I went to tell Telson. Gilks used his right too much, you know. We both thought so. He keeps no guard to speak of, and Hullo! where on earth have you been all this time?"
"You don't want to get both Gilks and me expelled?" said Silk, with a half-whine very different from his late bullying tones. "The doctor never expels fellows for fighting." "But he will when he finds out all this other business," said Silk. "I really can't help that," said the captain, not quite seeing how the two offences were involved one with another.
He knew that his case was hopeless, and that when Gilks had said all, Riddell could corroborate it with what had been said last night. "Well yes, I did know of it," said he, doggedly. "Yes," said the doctor; "I'm glad at least you do not persist in denying it. You must quit Willoughby, Silk; I shall telegraph to your father this afternoon. You must be ready to leave by this time to-morrow."
"I've a right to walk here if I choose," replied Gilks, sulkily; "what are you here for?" "To find you. I want to speak to you," replied Silk. "I don't want to speak to you," replied Gilks, moving on. "Don't you?" replied Silk, with a sneer. "You'll have to do it whether you want or not, my boy."
There was a sudden half-suppressed exclamation as the name was announced, which disconcerted the doctor for a moment. "Gilks," pursued he, "expressed deep contrition for what he had done, and wished, when leaving, that the school should know of his shame and sorrow.
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