Indeed, if young Wyndham had not opportunely arrived on the scene shortly before bedtime and created a diversion, the quarrel might have come to blows.
Wyndham burst into the room suddenly.
"Has either of you seen my knife ?" he enquired; "I've lost it." "Have you ?" inquired Silk.
"Yes; I fancy I left it here last night.

I say, have you heard Parrett's won't accept a new race ?" "I wonder why ?" asked Silk.
"Because they say they won't have out their boat again till the fellow's found who cut the lines." "Well, I don't blame them--do you, Gilks ?" said Silk.

"I suppose there's no idea who he is ?" "Not a bit," said Wyndham; "I wish to goodness there was.

Some fool, I expect, who's been betting against Parrett's." "I could show you a fool who's been betting on Parrett's," said Silk, "and who's decidedly up a tree now! I say, young 'un, I suppose you couldn't lend me a sov.

till the end of the term ?" "I've only got half-a-sov.