What! have you been in the pond ?" "Yes," I said; "they've been pelting me this last half hour, and then they pushed me in." "The young rips!" cried Bunce.

"Never mind.

I'm as pleased as if some one had given me a sovereign." "Yes," I said dismally; "and they'll tell Sir Francis, and I shall have to go." "Not you," said Bunce.

"They're awful curs, but they're beaten, and they won't tell." "Hallo! what's all this ?" said Mr Solomon, coming up.
Bunce told him.
"And did he thrash 'em well ?" said Mr Solomon, looking rather angry, "the pair of them ?" "No.

They were too strong both at once, but that Ragged Jack of a chap that's been hanging about--him as I told you of this morning--he come out and tackled young Phil when he was on Grant's back, and my word those two have gone off with their tails between their legs.