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When the curtain went up on the second act, Eric scribbled a note of congratulation and apology and sent it to Manders by the hand of a programme seller. Then he put on his hat and coat and stole out of the theatre. The next morning Eric summoned his solicitor and divested himself of all domestic ties and obligations as completely as if he were leaving for the Front.
Garland's a member, you know, and dying to go into the Pavilion." "Only just to hear what they think of Teddy," the poor old boy confessed; and when we had arranged where to meet in the interval, away he hurried with his keen, worn face. Miss Belsize turned to me the moment he was gone. "I want to speak to you, Mr. Manders," she said quickly but without embarrassment. "Where can we talk?"
Winifred's, or the World of School. By gum! That reminds me we owe the Lower Third one for assaultin' Beetle when he chivied Manders minor. Come on! It's an alibi, Samivel; and, besides, if we let 'em off they'll be worse next time." The Lower Third had set a guard upon their form-room for the space of a full hour, which to a boy is a lifetime.
He blushed as the others laughed. But in the music-room there were wrath and bad language. Only Stalky, Slave of the Lamp, lay on the piano unmoved. "That little swine Manders miner must have shown him your stuff. He's always suckin' up to King. Go and kill him," he drawled. "Which one was it, Beetle?" "Dunno," said Beetle, struggling out of the skirt.
And every one at the Thespian would be tactful and considerate. "I feel as if I should never be able to write anything again," Eric sighed. "This is the second facer I've had. There was a novel I started. . . . I'm used up, Manders." "Take a holiday and don't talk rot!"
Some day I think you'll look back on it as the biggest thing in your life." As soon as Manders announced the opening night of "Mother's Son," Eric booked his passage to New York for the following week. For the first time he informed his parents that he was leaving England and gave them to understand that he was very fully occupied.
"If I had a chair on the little platform " Manders wasted an unseen wink on her. "Well, you mustn't talk to Eric, that's all. And, if you see you're making him nervous, you must run away."
Did you hear the glass?" "Why, he he he," shrieked McTurk, one trembling finger pointed at Beetle. "Why, I I I was through it all," Beetle howled; "in his study, being jawed." "Oh, my soul!" said Stalky with a yell, disappearing under water. "The the glass was nothing. Manders minor's head's cut open. La la lamp upset all over the rug. Blood on the books and papers. The gum! The gum! The gum!
There was much broken glass on the window-seat; the china basket McTurk's aversion cracked to flinders, had dropped her musk plant and its earth over the red rep cushions; Manders minor was bleeding profusely from a cut on the cheek-bone; and King, using strange words, every one of which Beetle treasured, ran forth to find the school-sergeant, that Rabbits-Eggs might be instantly cast into jail.
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