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He turned, and taking something out of the biscuit-tin, said solemnly, "I, Diggory Trevanock, do hereby declare that the association known as the Triple Alliance is now dissolved; in token of which I break this bit of a flat ruler, used by us as a sugar-spoon, into three parts, one of which I present to each of the members as a keepsake, to remind them of all our great deeds and many adventures."
"I say, Trevanock," said Carton, two days later, "that fellow Noaks has found a friend at last: he's picked up with Mouler. They'll make a nice pair, I should say. Mouler was nearly expelled last term for telling lies to Ellesby about some cribs."
"Well, three boys passed me in the town; I think one of them was young Trevanock. I called to them to stop, but they took no notice. When they come in, you send than to me." "They weren't late, sir," answered Oaks; "they came in about a minute ago." "Oh, nonsense. I looked at my watch when I saw them in the town, and then it was five-and-twenty past; they couldn't have come up in five minutes.
D'you remember last time what a stink there was of a burnt fusee? Well, after you'd gone I found young Trevanock knocking about the field, and I wouldn't swear but what he knew something about our meeting. I searched the young beggar's pockets; but he hadn't got any more lights, so I let him go."
"I don't know," returned the other, with a desperate attempt to be cheerful; "you never know what may happen. He may " "Trevanock, stop talking," interrupted Mr. Greyling. "If I have to speak to you again for inattention, you'll stay in and work out these examples after twelve."
One morning, soon after breakfast, a little group was gathered round Carton's desk in the big school-room, discussing the value of some foreign stamps, when a small boy came up to them, saying, "Is Trevanock here? Well, Acton wants you now at once in his study." "Hullo," said Carton, looking up from the sheet of specimens in front of him "hullo, Diggy! What have you been up to?"
"Hullo, you kids!" interrupted a voice behind them, and turning round the three friends saw the burly form of John Acton pushing a bicycle up the hill. "Hullo!" he continued; "it's young Trevanock. What's up? Have you had a spill?" "Yes; the chain broke, and we ran into the ditch." "Umph! bad business. Now you'll have to foot it, I suppose."
Let's see," he continued, taking up the slate: "I appear to have three boys' names down already 'Vance, 'Mugford, and 'Trevanock. What's the meaning of this? This is not my writing. How came these names here?" "Please, sir," faltered Mugford, "we put them there ourselves." "Put them there yourselves! What d'you want to put your names down on my punishment slate for?
Acton smacked him on the back, and called him a trump; while Jack Vance presented him on the spot with a mince-pie, which had been slightly damaged in one of the donor's many tumbles, but was, as he remarked, "just as good as new for eating." From that moment until the day he left there was never a more popular boy at The Birches than Diggory Trevanock.
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