Well, I'm going to find it out, and read this note, just for the lark." "How are you going to do it, though?
I don't see it's possible to read a thing like this; you can't tell where one word ends and a fresh one begins." "There is a way of finding out a cipher," answered Diggory; "it tells you how to do it in that book that we bought when Mug had his things sold by auction at Chatford." "What, in Poe's tales ?" asked Mugford.

"Yes; in one of the stories called 'The Gold Bug.' Where is the book ?" "I lent it to Maxton, but I should think he's finished it by this time.
I'll go and see." "All right," said Diggory, pocketing the slip of paper; "you get it, and then I can show you what I mean.

Come on, Jack; let's go out." The two friends were just rising from the form on which they had been sitting, when they were accosted by Browse, who, strolling up with a pair of dilapidated slippers on his feet, which caused him to walk as though he were skating, inquired in drawling tones, "I say, have either of you kids got a watch-key ?" Jack Vance handed him the required article, which happened to be of the kind which fit all watches.
The Sixth Form "sap" was very short-sighted, and proceeded to wind up his timepiece, holding it close to his spectacles throughout the operation.
"I can't think how it is," he continued, in his sing-song tone, "I'm always losing my key.

I've had two new ones already this term.
I always stick them in a place where I think they're sure not to get lost, and then I forget where I put them.

Thanks awfully." "What a queer old codger Browse is!" remarked Diggory, as the big fellow moved away; "no one would ever think he was so clever." "No," answered Jack Vance.