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Silk, who had evidently screwed himself up for the present interview, looked disappointed. "I should like just to say, sir " began he, with a glance at Riddell. But the doctor interrupted. "Not now, Silk. Go to your class now, and come here at four o'clock." "But it's not about " "Do you hear me, sir?" said the doctor, sternly. Silk went.
"That will be a calamity!" said Riddell, laughing, as he began to get out his books and settle himself for the evening's work. Despite all the boy's juvenile conceit and self-assurance, Riddell rejoiced to find him grown enthusiastic about anything so harmless as cricket.
Certain it is that he became deeply incensed against not only the lady, but her husband as well, to whom he considered he owed no apology whatever. Matters were only made worse by his unworthy verses, and it was not till he was almost on the brink of the grave that he and Mrs. Riddell met again, and the old friendship was re-established.
But it might be infra dig. for the boat to be steered into the bank in the middle of the race." "Humbug, if that's your only reason. Anyhow, old man, come down and try your hand in the four to-morrow morning." Riddell protested that the idea was absurd, and that he wouldn't hear of it. But Fairbairn reasoned him down.
"I had my doubts of old Riddell once, but I've more doubts about myself than him now." "You know, Wynd.," says Porter, "we're such a happy family, I shouldn't wonder if I forget before long what house I belong to." "I'll see you're reminded of that, my boy, before the house football matches next term," says Fairbairn, laughing.
"Good-morning," said Riddell, who, in the presence of the greater attractions on the table, ran considerable risk of being overlooked altogether. "Good-morning," cried the boys, suddenly roused by his voice to a sense of their social duty. "Awfully brickish of you to ask us round," said Telson. "Rather," chimed in Parson. "I'm glad you came," said the captain. "We may as well have breakfast.
"Nothing particular. I caught him coming home one night late, long after call-over. I ought to have reported him for it, but I thought I'd tell you first. It's a pity for him, for he's not a bad fellow." "I'd give anything to get him away from Silk!" said Riddell. "It seems a sort of infatuation with him, for he knows well enough Silk means him no good, and yet he's thick with him.
He was as much interested in that, of course, as the rest of Willoughby, but the reason he wanted to go to Shellport this afternoon was to see an old home chum of his, from whom he had just heard that he would be passing in the train through Shellport that afternoon. Great, therefore, was his disappointment when Riddell told him that no permits were allowed that afternoon.
Riddell would have much preferred to be allowed to withdraw of his own accord rather than remain to be beaten. But his friends had all opposed the idea as cowardly, and he had given in to them. He now took his defeat very placidly, and even joined in the laughter which greeted Mr Isaac's call. "Now, Mr Pilbury!" Mr Pilbury was "off his speech."
I should say Mr Riddell has gone to take a few lessons in the art of keeping a house in order, which no one can so well teach him as Mr Tucker. Mr Tucker. I don't want any more. Mr Crossfield. In reply to the gentleman's second question, I am sorry to inform him that his impressions are about as correct and intelligent as they usually are.
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