3/30 Would you mind sitting down, you fellows ?" Steve sank on to the bed and Tom retreated to the unoccupied chair, from where he viewed Miller with fascinated attention. "I may be a bit thin-skinned, but I don't like being called a sneak-thief. Edwards here told you, Hall, to look after your bags because there were sneak-thieves around. And then he looked at me very impolitely. After he went away I saw that you really did suspect me of being something of the sort and it occurred to me that it might be amusing to teach you chaps not to pass compliments." "I didn't mean you to hear me," said Steve confusedly. |