His mouth was shut, you see.

If I hadn't found out about it from Parson and Telson, who saw the three of them coming out, I shouldn't have known it till now." Bloomfield's face brightened.
"Then you found it out quite independently ?" asked he.
"To be sure." "All right.

Then the best thing you can do is to report him for it at once." "What ?" exclaimed Riddell, aghast, "report him ?" "Yes.

And then you can go to Paddy and tell him all about it, and explain how he was led into it, and he's sure not to be very down on it." "Upon my word," said Riddell, struck with the idea, "I do believe you are right.

It's the very best thing I could do.