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to give me tick for a little longer, but he was as surly as a bear, and threatened that if I didn't turn up with the money by Wednesday, he'd send in the bill to the Head." "I suppose that would mean a big row?" "Simply terrific! You see, the kennels are out of bounds; besides which, we've all been warned we're to have nothing to do with Blake. The Head said he was a rascal, and any fellow who went to his place would do so at the risk of expulsion. I was an idiot to let myself get mixed up in such a business, but Roper, and Graveson, and several others had dogs, and I was so taken with that black spaniel! I thought and schemed how I could find a way out of it. I didn't dare to write home to the Mater: if she's well enough to read her own letters, she'd be in quite a nervous state of mind about it; and if she's ill, then the governor will open them all for her, and you know what he'd say!" "It would be as bad as when I bought Firefly," replied Honor. "He was most fearfully angry that time." "And he'd be harder on me than on you, because you're a girl. He couldn't thrash you, however much he might scold you. I've had a little experience of his hunting-crop before, and it's not exactly pleasant." "Yes, I remember--when you took the cartridges out of his gun cupboard." "Well, I say, Honor, I mustn't stay here too long; I've got to be back before anyone's about the place, you know." "Did you get off all right?" "Oh, yes! I dropped out of the dormitory window on to a piece of roof near, and let myself down by the spout. It was quite simple." "How about climbing up again?" "Easy as A B C." "Well, here's the pound, at any rate." "Thanks immensely! How is it you're so flush of cash?" "I'm not. I've hardly any of my pocket-money left. This is my Jubilee sovereign." "Not the one Uncle Murtagh gave you?" "Yes." "Oh, Honor, I am sorry! I scarcely like to take it." "Don't be absurd! You must!" "But you had the thing as a locket, and vowed you'd never part with it." "It can't be helped. Vows are sometimes better broken. Uncle Murtagh told me to keep it until I happened to want it very badly, and I'm sure we need it to-day." "Well, I do, at any rate, though it seems rather a swindle to commandeer your particular, pet treasure. I'll have to borrow it now, I'm afraid; but I'll get you another some time, I promise you faithfully." "I don't care in the least, so long as you get out of this
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