THE SCHEME OF THE TURNBACK "I must be getting back to my room," murmured Anstey.

"I haven't had a demerit so far this year, and I don't want to begin." "If you must go, all right," replied Dick, though he added, with undoubted heartiness: "Whether in or out of proper hours, Anstey, your visits are always too short." "Thank you, old man," replied the Virginian gratefully.
The time had worn along into October.

During the first month of academic work, neither Dick nor Greg had stood as high in their class as they had wished.

This is often the case with new second classmen, who have just returned from all the allurements and excitements of their furloughs.
"Are you studying very hard, Anstey ?" asked Greg, turning around, as the Virginian entered the door.
"Not very," drawled the Virginian.

"I never did like haste and rush.