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"I think we have some chance, at any rate." "You did the course in as good time as Parrett's yesterday, didn't you?" said Wyndham. "Yes, but we had a better tide," said Riddell. Wyndham's face clouded, for he knew it was true. "You must win, I say," said he, almost fiercely. Riddell smiled. "I mean to oblige you if I can, for one," said he. "If they win," said Wyndham, "it'll be "
The score, amid terrific cheering, went up to fifty-two before a separation could be effected. Then Coates was caught at long-leg, and retired, covered with glory, in favour of Tipper. Alas for Parrett's! Tipper, in whom their forlorn hopes rested, was run out during his first over, while attempting to snatch a bye! It was an anxious moment while Bloomfield was deciding whom next to send in.
So the reason why Bloomfield and Game could find no fags in Parrett's house to steer for them was because all the fags of Parrett's house, aided by Telson of the schoolhouse, were at that moment paying a business call at Welch's, and having on the whole rather a lively time of it.
Some of the chaps think you are mixed up in it, but of course it's all a cram. I've told them so more than once." "It's all those Parrett's cads," said Telson, taking up the matter from a schoolhouse point of view. "They're riled about the race, and about the cricket-match, and everything else, and try to make out every one's cheating."
What do you think, those young Parrett's cads came down in a body and kicked up the biggest row you ever saw said they were a club, and made no end of beasts of themselves, and got kicked out at last, and serve them right too." "They're always fooling about at something," said Wyndham. "That they are. They want a good taking down, and we mean to do it next week in the junior house match."
He went into the playground only one boy, Gilks, was prowling about there, half-mad with toothache, and either unable or unwilling to give him any information. He looked in at Parrett's, no one was there, and even the schoolhouse seemed desolate. The captain returned to his study and waited in anything but a placid frame of mind. He felt utterly humbled and crestfallen.
"I had heard it." "Who told you Silk?" "Yes." "I thought so. I knew he would. And he'll tell Paddy this afternoon. I don't care if he does." "I scarcely believed it when he said so," said Riddell. "Eh? I suppose you thought it was rather too low even for me. So it would have been once," he said, bitterly. "But you backed the Parrett's boat all along," said Riddell. "Oh, that.
It offended him not at all to hear this good result attributed generally to Mr Parrett's instructions. He knew it was true. Mr Parrett himself took care to disclaim any but a small amount of merit in the matter.
For all that he's quite correct. Mr Bloomfield is a well-meaning man, no doubt, but he certainly is not an all-round man." Riddell then rose, and his rising was the signal for a great demonstration of party feeling. Parrett's of course went against him, and a large section of Welch's, but the schoolhouse, aided by Cusack, Pilbury, and Co., backed him up. He spoke nervously but boldly.
The natural thing, of course, on not finding him at home in his own quarters, was to look for him in Telson's. But he was not there, nor, strange to say, was Telson himself. And, what was still more odd, when search came to be made, Bosher, another fag of Parrett's house, was missing, and so was Lawkins, and Pringle, and King, and Wakefield, and one or two others of the same glorious company.
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