[Left Tackle Thayer by Ralph Henry Barbour]@TWC D-Link bookLeft Tackle Thayer CHAPTER II 6/19
The dictionary describes a point as 'that which has position but no magnitude.' Seems to me it must be very difficult to get hold of a thing with no magnitude, and, of course, you'd have to get hold of it to stretch it, wouldn't you? Now, if you said stretch a line or stretch a circle--" "That's what you'll need if you don't shut up," laughed Clint. "A circle ?" "No, a stretcher!" "What a horrible pun," mourned Amy.
"Say, suppose we drop in on Jack Innes ?" "Suppose we do," replied Clint cheerfully.
"Who is he ?" "Football captain, you ignoramus.
Maybe if you don't act fresh and he takes a liking to you he will resign and let you be captain." "Won't it look--well, sort of funny ?" asked Clint doubtfully as they passed along the Bow. "What? You being captain ?" "No, our going--I mean _my_ going to see him, Won't he think I'm trying to--to swipe ?" "Poppycock! Jack's a particular friend of mine.
You don't have to tell him you want a place on the team, do you? Besides, there'll likely be half a dozen others there.
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