I hardly thought he could have had time to get into trouble." "Come here, Patrick!" said Mr.Lorimer.
Patrick advanced.

He looked neither at Avery nor his father, but kept his eyes rigidly downcast.

His freckled face had a half-frightened, half-sullen expression.

He halted before Mr.Lorimer who took him by the shoulder, and turned him round towards Avery.
"Tell Mrs.Denys what you did!" he said.
Pat shot a single glance upwards, and made laconic reply.

"I undid Mike." "Oh, dear!" exclaimed Avery in great distress.