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"Not a bit," said Wyndham; "I wish to goodness there was. Some fool, I expect, who's been betting against Parrett's." "I could show you a fool who's been betting on Parrett's," said Silk, "and who's decidedly up a tree now! I say, young 'un, I suppose you couldn't lend me a sov. till the end of the term?" "I've only got half-a-sov. in the world," said Wyndham.
"You see," said East, as they strolled up to the school gates, "a good deal depends on how a fellow cuts up at first. You see I'm doing the handsome thing by you, because my father knows yours; besides, I want to please the old lady she gave me half-a-sov. this half, and perhaps'll double it next if I keep in her good books."
However, he adroitly fortified himself behind his desk, and proceeded, greatly to the amusement of every one but Jack, "I knew for a fact you owed a pot of money at the tuck shop " Here the speaker had to pause for the laughter which this announcement had elicited. "And that the Twins had advanced you getting on for half-a-sov., besides " There was no escape.
Not even a broken arm or a dangerous fever will wipe off old scores. Wallop rather enjoyed going through the catalogue of my debts. "Then there's Tucker, the pastrycook, wants half-a-sov. at the very least, and Weeden, the tobacconist, a florin for mild cigarettes, and " "Yes, yes," I said; "I know all about it, and I'm going to pay them all."
"Has the football club been doing well again?" asked the old boy. "Oh, middling. By the way, the fellows growled rather when you only sent them half-a-sov. instead of a sov." Reginald coloured up. Little his comrade knew what that half-sovereign had cost him!
We forgot he'd be sending the money to Paris, and now we've only got about half-a-sov. between us! Remember me to your young sister. Yours truly, T. Hooker. Montreux, August 10. Dear Father, We didn't see the Luxembourg, as a fellow directed us to the wrong place. We had several bathes in the Seine. Jim got on very well with his French, and I think we are both improved.
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