You needn't stop." "I'll tell him you'll come ?" said the messenger.
"I don't mind what you tell him.

Cut out of our room, that's all.

We aren't particular, me and my chaps; but we draw the line at louts." "He says if you don't come--" "What's to prevent him saying anything he likes?
Look here, young Gamble," (Gamble was at least two years the senior of any boy present), "if you don't cut your sticks, they'll be cut for you.

So there." Gamble gave a general invitation to the party to come and try to tamper with his sticks, and departed with a final caution as to the desirability of obeying their captain.
"Lick," said Percy, when he had gone, "how much grub have we got in the room ?" "What are you talking about?
You aren't hungry surely, after that go-in at the shop ?" "Have we got enough for two days ?" The party opened their eyes, and began to suspect the drift of the inquiry.
"No; but Maynard owes us a loaf, and Spanker some butter, and those kids in Reynolds' study half a tongue." "All right; go out and get it all in, sharp.

Scrape up all you can." "What, are we going to have a blockade ?" "Rather.