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Updated: June 14, 2025
After school that day, Margaret Grant and Olive Repton came up to her and asked her in a very pretty manner if she would become a member of their Speciality Club.
"I will write them," said Stella quietly. And she sat down at her own writing-table there and then. The doctor from Ajmere arrived during the day, made an examination and telegraphed a report to the Chief Commissioner at Ajmere. That report contained the three significant points which Repton had enumerated to Thresk, but with some still more significant details.
Not very much certainly, but a hint perhaps, some token which would reveal to him what it was that had written so much character into Stella Ballantyne's face and driven Jane Repton into warnings and reserve. "I will go at once," said Thresk and his bearer translated the words to the camel-driver. But even so Thresk stayed to look again at the letter.
Repton, the visiting-master for this branch of study, was reading aloud, in a sonorous voice, a chapter of HANDY ANDY. He underlined his points heavily, and his hearers, like the self-conscious, emotionally shy young colonials they were, felt half amused by, half-superior to the histrionic display.
I came to tell you that I've a letter last night from Repton, who says that the shingle must be delivered before the tenth of next month, or the contract will be void. He desires that I will send the sloop directly, or he must employ another craft. Now, I think you had better start at once; there's a nice fair wind for you, and you'll be down afore night."
The rest and greater part of the army, under Guthrum, Oskytal, and Amund, on leaving Repton, strike southeast, through what was "Landlord" Edmund's country, to Cambridge, where, in their usual heathen way, they pass the winter of 875.
Repton upon his left just round the bend of the table. Thresk stole a glance at her now and then as he listened to the rippling laughter of his hostess during the first courses. She was a tall woman and rather stout, with a pleasant face and a direct gaze. Thresk gave her the age of thirty-five and put her down as a cheery soul.
"I think that would be your very best course to pursue, unless you find everything turn out just as you would wish, Mr. Repton." When Bob came down in the morning, he at once went into the office below; and Mr. Parrot told him that one of the Spanish craft would start for Algeciras, at noon.
A man could risk his life for no higher object than that for which Mr. Repton has undertaken this expedition. "How do you suppose he got away?" "I have no idea, sir. He may have got down by ropes, from the back of the Rock the way the deserters generally choose." "Yes; but if he got down without breaking his neck, he would still have to pass our line of sentries, and also through the Spaniards."
They greeted their father with a joyous shout of welcome. "So you have got everything done," he said. "I thought you would meet me somewhere here. "This is Bob Repton, my employer's nephew, and future member of the firm. Treat him with all respect, and handle him gently. He is a desperate fellow, though he doesn't look it.
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