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Hurrah for the Fifth!" shouted Bullinger. "Ninety-seven to seventy. Splendid, old fellow!" cried another. "I was certain you'd win," said another. "I have not won," said Wraysford, drily, and evidently not liking these marked congratulations; "I'm second."
The Doctor walked up to the desk and unfolded his paper. Wraysford looked furtively across the room to where his old friend sat. There was a flush in Oliver's face as he followed the Doctor with his eyes; he was breathing hard, Wraysford could see, and the corners of his mouth were working with more than ordinary nervousness. "Alas!" thought Wraysford, "I don't envy him his thoughts!"
At the drive gate two boys are standing waiting for the omnibus. Wraysford and Pembury are upon them before they observe that these are Oliver and his brother. What is to be done? There is no escaping them they must pass; yet both of them, somehow, would at that moment they couldn't tell why have dropped into the earth. Oliver looks up as they approach. Now or never!
Why should they be doing so well and he be doing so ill? "Look at those two beggars!" said Callonby to Stansfield, in a whisper, pointing to Wraysford and Oliver. "There's a neck-and-neck race for you!" So it was. Now Oliver seemed to be getting over the ground quicker, and now Wraysford.
Bah! it doesn't become me to say too much, though, for I was as bad as any of them myself." "No, you weren't, old boy; you never really believed it. But I say, Wray, I don't intend to take this exhibition. You must have it." "I!" exclaimed Wraysford. "Not a bit of me. You won it." "But I never meant to go in for it, and wouldn't have if it had not been for the Fifth.
"I shouldn't till I was cock-sure of the fact," replied the cautious editor of the Dominican. "Do you mean to say you aren't sure?" said Wraysford. Pembury vouchsafed no answer, but whistled to himself. "All I can say is," said Bullinger, who was one of Wraysford's chums, "it looks uncommonly ugly, if what Simon says is true." "I don't believe a word that ass says."
"There's that beast Wraysford," he said, at the very instant that Wraysford, not waiting to knock, flung open the door and entered. There was no need for him to announce his errand. It was written on his face as he advanced with outstretched hand to his old friend. "Noll, old man," was all he could say, as their eyes met, "the youngster's right I am a beast!"
"But, I say, do let's be going back, it's getting late, and looks as if it might rain." "I must tell you the rest, Greenfield, please. You're the only fellow I can tell it to. Somehow I think if I'd had a friend like you all the last year I shouldn't have gone wrong as I have. How I used to envy you and Wraysford, always together, and telling one another your troubles!
"Very well, then; I shall shy the money when I get it into the nearest fish-pond." "All serene," said Wraysford, laughing; "I hope the fish will relish it." At that moment there was a knock at the door. "Come in," said Oliver. The door opened, and, to the astonishment of the two boys, Loman entered. Was it peace, or war, or what?
They found Pembury busy over a huge sheet of paper, the size of his table. "What on earth have you got there?" cried Wraysford. "The Dominican, to be sure," said Anthony, gravely. "Nonsense! you are not going to get it out in that shape?" "I am, though. Look here, you fellows," said Anthony, "I'll show you the dodge of the thing.
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