"I feel sort of sorry for those burglars, fellows.

They haven't a ghost of a show now." Amy smiled tolerantly.
After that the conversation got around to the absorbing subject of football and stayed there until the gathering broke up.

There was some discussion of yesterday's contest, but more of the next Saturday's game with Morgan's School.

Morgan's was a new opponent on Brimfield's schedule and not a great deal was known about its prowess.

Black thought, or pretended to think, that the Maroon-and-Grey was in for a beating, but couldn't give any very convincing reasons.
"Oh, piffle," grunted Still, "who ever heard of Morgan's School until you put it on the schedule, Tracey ?" "I didn't put it on.