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I only know that on Saturday I was looking over our wall, through an opening there happens to be in the shrubs, and saw you fellows climbing out of the old chap's window; and after you'd gone I noticed something lying in the path, and I hopped over, and picked up this knife." "Give it here; it's mine," said Mugford, holding out his hand.
Fry promptly rose up in arms against her, for was not her Tommy also a dear innocent angel, though to be sure he was but a poor boy, whereas her Ladyship's children were rich? Then Mrs. Mugford came forward with her explanation, which was, that the Corporal, as had already been suspected, was undoubtedly in league with the witch, and had led the children into her clutches.
I owe all three of you a dressing down for things that happened at Chatford, and now you'd better mind your P's and Q's if you don't want to be hauled up for housebreaking." With this parting threat the ex-Philistine left the carriage. Mugford, Jack, and Diggory gazed at one another for a moment with anything but a happy look on their faces.
Later on a third epistle was handed over: "Don't tell any one, or there'll be too much of a crowd." It was not until the interval that the two other members of the Triple Alliance were informed of the coming conflict. "You don't really mean you're going to fight him?" said Mugford. "Of course I am." "You'll get licked!" added Diggory, with a sigh. "I don't care if I am.
After this there was another short breathing-space; a thin stream of blood was trickling from Grundy's nasal organ, while Diggory and Mugford noticed with aching hearts that their comrade was beginning to look rather limp, and was getting short of breath.
About Christmas time of the same year Juno closed her earthly eyes in the old Cape House to open them again, I fervently believe, in heaven. Mr Clare lives a venerable clergyman in one of our great cities his head and heart yet labouring earnestly in the Great Cause he serves. Captain Mugford sleeps in the home of his adoption the ocean.
Besides which our father delighted us very much by the information that he had engaged an old seaman, Mugford by name, once boatswain of an Indiaman, who had taken up his abode at the fishing town across the bay from our cape, to be with us often through the summer in our out-of-school hours; that he would be, as it were, our skipper perhaps reside with us and that he was to have full command in all our water amusements; he would teach us to swim, to row, and to sail.
Mugford lived, he heard the voices of the pair in violent altercation in the garden below. "You said so plain as could be that you'd a-share the two guineas with me," Mrs. Fry was saying indignantly. "That's what you said." "And don't I say that I'll give 'ee five shillings?" retorted Mrs. Mugford, "and that's more than nine out of ten would give. 'Twas I catched mun and not you.
No one mourned his loss; even Mouler would not own to having been his friend; and everybody who expressed any opinion on the subject spoke of his departure as being decidedly a good riddance. The Triple Alliance, however, had cause to feel uneasy when they heard of this latest escapade of their ancient enemy. "He's got my knife with him," said Mugford; "he may go any day and try for that reward."
Diggory, Vance, and Mugford hastily signed their names, one under the other, upon the slate. There was a good deal of tittering while they did so; but as a new boy is laughed at for nearly everything he does, they took no notice of it, and had hardly got back to their places when the master entered the room, and the work began in earnest.
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