CHAPTER X.
A SCREW LOOSE IN THE SIXTH.
For the time being the three friends forgot their own troubles in their eagerness to hear "Rat's" description of certain events which had happened during their absence from Ronleigh.
"Look sharp; out with it!" they exclaimed.

"What's happened ?" "Well," began Rathson, "it all came out through young Bayley acting the fool and spraining his ankle.

You know we had the paper-chase this morning, and the hares ran out to Arrow Hill, and back again round by the canal and Birksam Church.

Just after we'd rounded the hill, young Bayley jumped off the top of a high hedge, and twisted his foot so badly that he couldn't stand up.

As it happened, there was a check just then, and Carton ran forward and told Allingford what had happened.