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About ten minutes after this, as he and Hardy were undressing, Hardy suddenly recollected that he had left his new kite out upon the grass. "Oh," said he, "it will be quite spoiled before morning!" "Call Tom," said Loveit, "and bid him bring it in for you in a minute." They both went to the top of the stairs to call Tom; no one answered. They called again louder, "Is Tom below?"
Loveit had strictly kept his promise of secrecy; but he was by no means an artful boy; and in talking to his friend, conscious that he had something to conceal, he was perpetually on the point of betraying himself; then recollecting his engagement, he blushed, stammered, bungled; and upon Hardy's asking what he meant, would answer with a silly, guilty countenance, that he did not know; or abruptly break off, saying, "Oh nothing! nothing at all!"
"I was so frightened," said another, "I would not have turned back for the whole world." "And you, Tarlton?" "I," said Tarlton; "had not I enough to do to take care of myself, you blockhead? Everyone for himself in this world!" "So I see," said Loveit, gravely. "Well, man! is there anything strange in that?" "Strange! why, yes; I thought you all loved me!"
Every one of the party, and Tarlton at their head, surrounded him with reproaches; and considered him as the author of the evils which hung over them. "How could you do so? and why did you say anything to Hardy about it? when you had promised, too! Oh! what shall we all do? what a scrape you have brought us into, Loveit, it's all your fault!"
"Come along, then," said Hardy, taking him by the arm in an affectionate manner; and he was just going, when Tarlton called after him, "Ay, go along with its best friend, and take care it does not get into a scrape; -good-bye, Little Panado!" "Whom do they call Little Panado?" said Loveit, turning his head hastily back. "Never mind," said Hardy, "what does it signify?"
Loveit slept in the room with Hardy, whom he had left fast asleep, and whom he now was extremely afraid of awakening. All the apples were emptied out of Loveit's pockets, and lodged with Tarlton till the morning, for fear the smell should betray the secret to Hardy.
"ALL MY FAULT!" repeated poor Loveit, with a sigh; "well, that is hard." "Goodness! there's the bell," exclaimed a number of voices at once. "Now for it!" They all stood in a half circle for morning prayers. They listened "Here he is coming! No Yes Here he is!" And Mr. William Power, with a gloomy brow, appeared and walked up to his place at the head of the room.
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