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"And what does your father say about it," was Dally's next question. There was a long pause broken only by some gigglings by the irrepressibles down at the bottom of the class. "I have not asked him," Keith admitted at last. "But I am going to be an explorer just the same." "In these days that means you have to become a scientist," Dally remarked in a changed tone.
Moved and seconded, That the Irrepressibles take two night-caps, and retire in a body item: two heads better than one, two night-caps ditto, ditto. 3:30 a.m. Commotion in cabin. Irrepressibles find no place to lay their weary heads. Moonlight sail proposed; observations on deck no moon; squall in the distance; air very chilly. Irrepressibles retire in a body, and take night-caps.
Irrepressibles dance sailor's hornpipe on deck; half-the-crew below awake from slumbers, and advise Irrepressibles to renew search for bait. 12:30 a.m. Irrepressibles return to shore for bait. Loud breathing in cabin; water swashing on rocks along the beach; very picturesque, but no moon yet; voice in the distance says "Halloa!"
At first he had hardly listened as the irrepressibles chattered away, or he might have bidden them respect the lady's idiosyncrasies. But a sudden image confronted him of the figure in limp muslin, solemnly skipping for the good of her health, and he gave a great roar of laughter and vowed to himself he would use her for "copy" some day.
Finding me equally foggy in regard to these, he excuses my ignorance with a courteous smile and bow, and summons a gray-queued underling to whom he gives certain directions. This person leads the way out and motions for me to follow. Yung Po and Ah Sum bring up behind, keeping in order such irrepressibles as endeavor to peer too obtrusively into my face.
The Irrepressibles still eager to fish; lines untangled, hooks discovered; two fellows despatched with yawl in search of bait; a row by moonlight again proposed; we take observation no moon! 11 p.m.
Everybody sees San Quentin at the same moment; half-the-crew advise Irrepressibles to "go home at once." Cries of "hi yi." Irrepressibles say "they will inform on half-the-crew when they get there"; disturbance on deck in consequence; Commodore suggests a new search for bait; order restored; new search for bait instituted. Three fellows sing "Father, come home," and look toward San Quentin.
The drive-hunt was on; the long yell passed from the upper end of the grove to the mouth of the horseshoe and back, punctuated with an occasional shot by irrepressibles. The mounts of the day were the pick of over five thousand cow-horses, and corn-fed for winter use, in the pink of condition and as impatient for the coming fray as their riders. Everything was moving like clockwork.
Echo in the other distance replies, "Halloa yourself, and see how you like it!" 1 a.m. Irrepressibles still absent on shore; a dog barks loudly in the dark; a noise is heard in a far away hen-coop Irrepressibles looking diligently for bait. 1:30 a.m.
Imagination takes her accustomed flight; good study of nude Irrepressibles in great number; think we must resemble the barge of Cleopatra on the Nile! unlucky thought; no Cleopatra on board. Subject reconsidered; lucky fancy the Greek gods on a yachting cruise.
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