CHAPTER EIGHT.
ONE TOO MANY.
The seniors of Forder's house were by no means gratified at the captain's prompt reply to Dangle's accusation.

Indeed, that active and energetic official had written to Fisher on his own responsibility, and was now a little hurt to find that his colleagues were half inclined to repudiate his action.
"Why ever couldn't you speak about the thing before you wrote like that ?" said Clapperton.

"We don't want another election." "You weren't going to sit down meekly, and let those fellows cheat without saying a word, were you ?" retorted Dangle.
"No--rather not.

But that wasn't the way to do it.

It would have paid us much better to stand on our dignity." "In other words," said Fullerton in his melancholy voice, "to have a grievance, and nurse it well." "You idiot!" said Clapperton.