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Follow My leader

CHAPTER TWELVE
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The Doctor will be ready for you the moment chapel is over." They mounted the creaking stairs, and crawled guiltily along the passage to their dormitory.
The dormitory monitor was sitting up in bed ready for them, too.
"Oh, you have turned up, have you ?" said he.

"I hope you'll enjoy yourselves with Winter in the morning.

Most of the fellows say it's expulsion; but I rather fancy a licking, myself.

Cut into bed, and don't make a noise." And he curled himself up in his bedclothes, and slept the sleep of the just, which was more than could be said for the fitful slumbers of our heroes, which visions of Tom White's boat, and Ponty's pocket, and the piece of string at the tail of the Eleven's coach, combined to make the reverse of sound.
In the middle of the night Dick, as he lay awake, felt Heathcote's hand nudging him.
"I say, Dick!" said the latter, "the wind's got up.

Do you hear it ?" "Shut up, Georgie.


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