"That's just it! I wish I knew," said Gilks.
"Oh! leave it to me, I'll get at him somehow.

I don't suppose he's too far gone yet." Accordingly Silk took an early opportunity of meeting his young friend.
"Ah! Wyndham," said he, casually; "don't see much of you now." "No," said Wyndham, shortly; "I'm busy with the library." "Oh! I'm afraid, though, you're rather glad of an excuse to cut Silks and me after the row we got you into last week." "You didn't get me into any row," said Wyndham.

"What! didn't he lick you for it?
Ah! I see how it is.

He's afraid you'd let out on him for being down too.

Rather a good dodge too.