wil-kins

Updated: June 5, 2025

But these looks he did not chance to notice. There were two other boys, however, who did notice them. These were Ben Platt and Wil-kins, who had very good reasons, as we know, for doing so. "I believe old Sock is going to pitch into Roscoe at vespers," said Ben, in a whisper, to his roommate. "So do I. There's a look about him like that of a tiger about to pounce on his prey."

Horatio Alger - Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute