Part 47 (1/2)

”Bit of a touch o' rheuht, sir We'll have hiht,” said Toood nap?”

”Good what, sir? Nap? Me have a nap? Why, you don't think as I went to sleep?”

”No, I don't think so,” cried Too and say such a word Coo to sleep? Why, sir, it was you, and you got dreaht, David Good-night”

Toate, and ten minutes later he was in bed asleep

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE

The church clock was striking six when To out of bed, and looked out of the , to find a gloriousdrenched in dew

Hastily dressing and hurrying down, he felt full of reproach for having overslept hi up at daybreak to continue the watch with David

There were the pears hanging in their places, and not a footprint visible upon the beds; and there too were the indentations made by two pairs of knees in the black-currant rohile the earth was marked by the coarse fibre of the sacks

But the dew lay thickly, and had not been brushed off anywhere, and it suddenly struck Tom that the black-currant bushes would not be a favourable hiding-place when the light was co, and that David must have selected soht To the path; but the piece of lawn between hi about in different directions, Torin and feel triumphant, for he was, after all, the first to wake

In fact it was not till half-past seven that the gardener arrived, walking very fast till he caught sight of Toarden bent of back and groaning

”Morning, Master To ht”

”Only you didn't wake, David,” cried Toht to have been up after having such a snooze last night in the garden”

”I won't have you say such a word, sir,” cried David angrily ”Snooze!

Me snooze! Why, it was you, sir, and you're a-shoving it on to me, and--”

David stopped short, for he could not stand the clear gaze of To eyes His face relaxed a little, and a few puckers began to appear, co a smile

”Well, it warn't for many minutes, Master Tom”

”An hour”

”Nay, sir, nay; not a 'our”