You'd better smuggle it back into his study somehow, King, without his knowing." "All serene," said King, pocketing the book.

"Hallo! who's this coming ?" As he spoke there was a sound of hurrying footsteps in the passage outside, and immediately afterwards the door opened and revealed none other than the sentimental author of Bosher's diary himself.
Just at present, and luckily for him, he did not appear to be in a sentimental mood; his face was a little scared and mysterious-looking as he hurriedly stepped into the room and shut the door after him.
"Look out, I say!" he exclaimed, "the Welchers are coming!" This magic announcement dispelled in a moment whatever resentment may have lurked in the minds of any of the three students on account of the diary.

In the presence of a common danger like this, with the common enemy, so to speak, at the very door, they were all friends and brothers at once.
"Where?
How do you know ?" demanded the three.
"I was looking for a book I had lost," said Bosher, "in the Big near our door, and I heard Cusack tell Pilbury to wait till he went and saw if the coast was clear.

So they'll be here directly." "Jolly lucky you heard them," said Parson.

"What shall we do, you fellows ?" There was a slight interval for reflection, and then Telson said, "Fancy the jug dodge is about the best.