THE PADRONE IS ANXIOUS The next morning Paul and Phil rose later that usual.

They slept longer, in order to make up for the late hour at which they retired.

As they sat down to breakfast, at half-past eight, Paul said: "I wonder whether the padrone misses you, Phil ?" "Yes," said Phil; "he will be very angry because I did not come back last night." "Will he think you have run away ?" "I do not know.

Some of the boys stay away sometimes, because they are too far off to come home." "Then he may expect you to-night.

I suppose he will have a beating ready for you." "Yes, he would beat me very hard," said Phil, "if he thought I did not mean to come back." "I should like to go and tell him that he need not expect you.