Part 9 (2/2)

'The truth is, Terandfather-of enormous property; he owns half Hampshi+re, I believe, and hates my father like poison I won't stand it You've seen et their servants, Tene I wish you and I were knights riding across that country there, as they used to, and you saying, ”I wonder whether your father's at ho our arrival”'

'The Baron!' said Temple 'He's like a Baron, too His health Your health, sir! It's just the wine to drink it in, Richie He's one of the men I look up to It 's odd he never coht sort of father! Bigafter little boys Not that we're so young, though, now Lots of fellows of our age have done things fellorite about I feel--' Te his chest to deliver an important sentiment; 'I feel uncommonly thirsty'

So did I We attributed it to the air of the place, Te so far as to say that it came off the chalk, which solum,' said Temple 'Lord, Richie, you should hearon They used to say at home I was a clever boy when I was a baby Saddleback, you've looked glum all the afternoon'

'Treat your superiors respectfully,' Saddlebank retorted

The tra and leaning on his arue, not bad fellows, grew desirous of a whiff from his pipe They had it, and lay down silent, back to back Bystop was led away in a wretched plight Two others, Paynter and Ashworth, attacked the apples, rendered desperate by thirst Saddlebank repelled theht care to listen

'You fellows, by George! you shall eat the goose, I tell you You've spoilt everything, and I tell you, whether you like it or not, you shall have apples with it, and sage and onions too I don't ask for thanks

And I propose to post outposts in the wood to keep watch'

He wanted us to draw lots again His fun had entirely departed frooose out of the pot I had a feeling next to hatred for one who could talk of goose Temple must have shared it

'We 've no real captain now dear old Heriot 's gone,' he said 'The school's topsy-turvy: we're like a lot of things rattled in a box Oh, dear! how I do like a good cooes, you after him, never mind what happens'

A pair of inseparable friends, Happitt and Larkins, nickna they were perfectly sober, and, for a proof of it, trying to direct their feet upon a lu it Up caoose?' he said-no o; both sung out, 'I'm done!' and they were

Te to the ordinary phenoentlemen were always the last to drop, and were assured, therefore, of our living out the field; but I dreaded the oose's appearance, and I think he did also Saddlebank's pertinacity in withholding the cool ginger-beer and the apples offended us deeply; we should have conspired against hiues

Twilight was around us The tramp-children lay in little bundles in one tent; another was being built by the woirl Overhead I counted nuhts of palaces to ether

Houses iht a lost father was never to be discovered by re wood-sht, and you standing high, andand the next,the dearest person in the world surprising you just before you wake: I thought this a heavenly pleasure But, observing the narrowness of the tents, it struckcompanions I felt so intensely sensitive, that the very idea of a snore gave me tremours and qualms: it was associated with the sense of fat Saddlebank had the lid of the pot in his hand; we soose, and he cried, 'Now for supper; now for it! Halloa, you fellows!'

'Bother it, Saddlebank, you'llhis forehead

I perspired coldly

'Catman! He's been at it for the last hour and a half,' Saddlebank replied

One boy ran up: he was ready, and the only one as Presently Chaunter rushed by

'Barnshed 's in custody; I'

We stared at the black opening of the dell

'Oh, it's Catman; we don't mind him,' Saddlebank reassured us; but we heard o over a prostrate figure Then we heard a voice too well known to us It said, 'The explanation of a pupil in your charge, Mr Cat sent barefaced into the town--a scholar of er!' breathed Temple

We sat paralyzed Noe understood the folly of despatching a donkey like Barnshed for sage and onions