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Drever, "I have no objections to offer;" and he looked out through the window as though to satisfy himself that the weather was suitable for an afternoon's fishing. Mr. Duke then went into the inner room to have a gossip with old Grace Drever. The schoolmaster pronounced the benediction, and we flocked noisily outside. As I was leaving with Robbie Rosson, Mr. Drever called me back.
"Why, he says that it was an old sea king's grave that we discovered one of those viking lads that we read about in the history book." "You don't say so!" exclaimed Rosson. "Yes, and he says that we must take all the siller to him at the school. There's some law about it all, and we canna keep the things. We maun give them up." "Will ye give your share up, Hal?" asked Hercus.
Tom offered no opposition at the time, but he afterwards bartered with Hercus for it, giving him in exchange two of the ingots of silver and the coat of mail which subsequently fell to his share. The sword and the coat of mail being apportioned to Hercus and Kinlay, I then gave the bronze belt to Rosson, and took for myself some pieces of armour and a fragment of a shield.
I had never yet seen a real tree, and our highest bushes in Pomona reached scarcely to my shoulder. The land was all gray and barren. At the old mill of Cairston I was joined by Robbie Rosson, and, instead of continuing by the road, we cut across country, climbing the stone dykes and jumping over the gurgling streams.
The museum folk there are anxious to have the viking's treasure, and I hae gotten permission to deal wi' them in the matter. I dinna ken what money they will gie me for the things; but, ye see, whatever it be, Halcro, a third part of it will come to Hercus and Rosson and yersel', to be divided among ye. Do ye agree to that? Will ye trust me to transact the business for ye?" "Oh, certainly, sir.
"We've got time to get to the other side long before the water's up. Besides, I'm hungry. I'm going home." "Tut, didn't we wait for you while you skinned your seal? Let's go back," I urged. "Maybe Hercus is hurt." "Come away back, Tom," added Rosson. So we all returned to where Willie Hercus still remained, and wondered what he could mean by calling us back.
As for the opinions of the other two lads regarding him, it was Willie Hercus who had called him a "sneak" in school that morning, and Robbie Rosson, I knew, had certainly no love for Tom, who had persistently bullied him. "Well, are you not satisfied?" said Kinlay, seeing my undisguised indignation. "Yes, with my own share," I replied.
"Goodbye, Captain Gordon!" I murmured; and at that I slipped over the taffrail and was soon sitting in my boat again, rowing back to the town. On my way to the school that morning I chanced to meet Hercus and Rosson coming down one of the side alleys. "I say, lads," I began, "d'ye ken what Dominie Drever says about the siller things we found at Skaill?" "No! what is it, Hal?" asked Hercus.
So ye'd better let the other lads ken about this. Let them understand that they are breaking the law if they keep their discovery a secret." "Yes, sir, I'll tell Rosson and Hercus before school time in the morning." "And Kinlay?" said Mr. Drever, looking questioningly in my face.
One afternoon I found Robbie Rosson down at the shore side. He was standing near to my boat, which was moored to the jetty, and looking as though he would give anything for a sail in her. "Are ye going for a sail today, Hal?" he asked meekly. "Ay, I'll go, if you'll come with me, Robbie," I agreed. "If ye like we'll take a run o'er to Hoy Head.
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