What do you think?
It is worth thinking over, when you have time.
"God help me," said Riddell to himself, and he felt his mind wonderfully cleared already as he said it.
Clearer, that is, as to what he ought to do, but still rather embarrassed as to how to do it.

But he meant to try.
"I say, Wyndham," he said, in his quiet way.

"I want to ask your advice." "What about ?" asked Wyndham, looking up in surprise.

"About those fellows ?" "Not exactly.

It's more about myself," said the captain.
"What about you ?" asked Wyndham.
"Why, there's a fellow in the school I'm awfully anxious to do some good to," began Riddell.
"Rather a common failing of yours," said Wyndham.
"Wanting to do it is more common than doing it," said Riddell; "but I don't know how to tackle this fellow, Wyndham." "Who is he?
Do I know him ?" asked the boy.
"I'm not sure that you know him particularly well," said the captain.
"He's not a bad fellow; in fact he has a lot of good in him." "Is he a Limpet ?" asked Wyndham.
"But," continued Riddell, not noticing the question, "he's got a horrid fault.