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The Willoughby Captains

CHAPTER NINE
4/13

Any chap can fool about.

I'm fagged of fooling about; ain't you ?" "I don't know," said Cusack, doubtfully.

"It's not such a lark as it used to be, certainly." "What do you say to going it steady this term ?" asked Pilbury.
"Depends on what you mean by `steady.' If you mean never going out of bounds or using cribs, I'm not game." "Oh, I don't mean that, you know," said Pilbury.

"What I mean is, shutting up rows, and that sort of thing." "What can a fellow do ?" asked Cusack, dubiously.
"Oh, lots to do, you know," said Pilbury--"dominoes, you know, or spellicans.

I've got a box at home." "Jolly slow always playing dominoes," said Cusack, "or spellicans." "Well, then, there's--" "Hold hard!" broke in Cusack, struck with a sudden idea.


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