Part 8 (2/2)
”Not yet Mr Farnu around”
”Oh!” responded Lieutenant Danvers, with a quizzical sazed after the shore-bound naval officer for a few moments, then observed, dryly:
”I'm not a bit curious Are you, Jack?”
”Of course not,” s skipper ”All I want to knohat's in the air so suddenly”
”Going back to the yard earlier?”
”No; later,” retorted Benson ”What is the use of letting folks suppose they have our curiosity aroused?”
In fact, when evening ca to the ”Benson” for supper, Jack and Hal stopped at the hotel
Ewald and Biffens were there, at one of the tables, but the sailors see inrooineer
”Hurrying back to the yard, sir?” asked Ewald
”No,” said Jack, quietly
”That's queer The now, sir,” replied Ewald
”You and I appear to be the only two in Dunhaven who don't knohat is up,” observed Hal Hastings, dryly
”I don't believe Ewald or Biffens knohat is on hand,” Jack answered
”They've orders to report back in haste That's all”
”Then hadn't we better hurry back to the yard, too?” inquired Hastings
”No; we haven't any orders”
”But Mr Farnu where we are”
”Then the sailors can tell him; they know”
Jack dawdled over his supper
”Going back to the yard now?” asked Hal
”No; to the bookstore”
”H to keep Mr Farnu, to pay him back in his own coin”