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His persecutors did not trouble to pursue him, and a sudden rumour shortly afterwards that Mr Parrett was prowling about sent Telson and the few Welchers slinking back to their quarters. And so ended the eve of the great election.
Then by a sudden wild impulse Parson sprang boldly into the water, followed in a second or two first by Telson, then by Lawkins. The other three held to the oars and waited where they were. The tide was running down at a good pace, and the river was fairly wide, but there was not much danger to any of the immersed ones.
Well for Miss Stringer she did not guess the wrath that boiled in the bosom of her small companion! "And do you live here, dear?" inquired she, pleased to have this opportunity of studying the juvenile human nature in which she was so much interested. "No, I don't," said Telson, surlily; then, suddenly recollecting he was in polite though disagreeable company, he added, "ma'am."
Some attributed it to the heat of the room, others feared she might not be well, others guessed she found the Browns' entertainment very slow; but no one, least of all Telson himself, had a suspicion of the true reason.
"About Beamish's, you know," said Telson, confidentially; "he thinks you're going to report him." "And he's bound to get expelled if you do," said Parson. "And how do you know about it?" asked the captain, quietly. "Oh! you know, Parson and I spotted them that is, Gilks and Silk and him that night of Brown's party. But we never told anybody, and don't mean to, so I don't know how it came out."
More in this strain followed, and lower down the diary proceeded: "Wyndham the junior thinketh much of himself he is ugly in the face and in the second-eleven. I have writ a poem on Wyndham. "I over hear much of Wyndham the gross Telson and the evil Parson not knowing I am by the little boys say they have seen the ugly Wyndham come from Beamish's. Oh evil Wyndham being taken by Silk and Gilks.
There was something in his look and tone as he uttered these inoffensive words which took Game aback and even startled Telson. It was not at all like what fellows had been used to from Riddell, certainly very unlike the manner he was generally credited with. But neither Telson nor Game were half so amazed at this little outburst as was the speaker himself.
Riddell meanwhile, with the other half of his mission still to execute, went over to Parrett's. Parson was lounging about at the door, with a towel over his arm, waiting, as any one might have guessed, for Telson. "Has Bloomfield gone out?" asked the captain of this youthful hero.
"Don't be an ass, Parson," said Telson. "Sit down, can't you? You've no business to look at his diary at all, you know, if it comes to that." Parson sat down with a wrathful countenance, and Telson proceeded. "We shall not see a new race as I hear Riddell and Bloomfield declining. I spoke to Parson who completely repents. He suspects Telson who he ascertains is the one to do it. It is gross.
We were just wondering if Gilks had got a key to Todhunter somewhere." Telson laughed. "Wonder if he hadn't! He's got more cribs than school books, I think." "I say," said King, most persuasively, "could you collar it, do you think, old man!" "Eh? No," said Telson; "I draw the line at that sort of thing, you know."
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