"How the dickens do you suppose we can turn out a team if we don't care whether fellows report or not?
Suppose the others thought that, Thayer, and stayed away!" "I meant that--that I'm not much use out there and it didn't seem to me that it mattered very much if I stayed away once.

I'm sorry, though, if I've done wrong." "Well, that's all right," returned Black, mollified.

"If you didn't know, that's different.

Only another time you'd better see Mr.Robey and get permission to cut.

You see, Thayer, at this time of year we need all the fellows we can get.