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"I should get expelled to a dead certainty!" "It must either be one or the other," said the captain. "Oh, Riddell!" exclaimed the boy, springing to his feet, "don't say that! I know I've been a cad, and let myself be led into it; but surely it's not so bad as all that! You've always been a brick to me, I know, and I've not been half grateful enough. But do let us off this time! please do!
But no, Wyndham had come back for his knife, which Riddell had borrowed for sharpening a pencil. That was all he wanted; and having recovered it he departed quickly. Riddell spent the rest of that evening in low spirits. He had been baulked, and worse than that, he felt other hands were playing their game more successfully, and that amongst them all young Wyndham was going wrong.
Oh, but I was saving that row with the kids wasn't all this afternoon. Just at the end that cad Wibberly got up and asked Riddell some more about the boat-race they're always hammering away at that, and what do you think Riddell said guess!" "I can't," said Wyndham. "Why he said he knew who the chap was who had cut the strings, or fancied he did!" "Who is it?" exclaimed Wyndham, excitedly.
To go to the captain at half-past eight on Saturday. Whatever would he do? It was now half-past five. In three hours they would be here. What would Wyndham have done? Caned them, no doubt. Riddell had no cane. Ruler? He might break one of their ringers, or they might resist; or worse still baffle him with some ingenious excuse which he would not know how to deal with.
Riddell coloured deeply and shivered inwardly as he advanced first to one lady then to the other and solemnly shook hands. "I trust your parents are in good health, Mr Riddell," said Mrs Patrick in her most precise tones. "Very well indeed, thank you," replied Riddell; "that is," he added, correcting himself suddenly, "my mother is very poorly, thank you."
"Some one must stop this row!" said Bloomfield to his companions as they passed. "The doctor will be down on us." "You stop it, Bloomfield!" said Wibberly; "they'll shut up for you." This was all the unfortunate Riddell heard, except that in a few moments the uproar from the Fourth Form room suddenly ceased, and was not renewed.
Fairbairn was arraying himself in his boating things, and greeted his friend cheerily. "Hullo, Riddell, here's an early start for you!" "Yes," said Riddell; "I couldn't sleep very well, so I thought I might as well get up." "Best thing for you. But why haven't you your flannels on?" "I'm not going out," said Riddell. "Besides, I don't believe I have flannels," added he.
Mr Parrett nodded. "A change of some sort must be made," said the doctor. "It has occurred to me, Parrett, quite recently, that Riddell might do better there." Mr Parrett opened his eyes wide. "You are astonished," said the doctor. "So was I when I first thought of it. But Riddell is a safe man, if slow, and his influence is just what is wanted in Welch's.
Riddell said that he was a born old bachelor; I suppose she based her opinion on the fact that Doctor John was always a quiet, bookish fellow, who didn't care a button for society, and had never been guilty of a flirtation in his life. I knew Doctor John's heart far better than Martha Riddell could know anybody's; and I knew there was nothing of the old bachelor in his nature.
Some very heavy thundershowers fell, but the sky became clear in the evening so that we ascertained the latitude to be 29 degrees 39 minutes 49 seconds South. We also obtained the bearing of Mount Riddell, and other points of the Nundewar range, making our latitude 146 degrees 37 minutes 30 seconds East. On these ponds we first saw the beautiful crested pigeon mentioned by Mr.
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