Mr.Bhaer was called from home on business one day, and the boys had no lessons.

They liked this, and played hard till bedtime, when most of them turned in and slept like dormice.

Dan, however, had a plan in his head, and when he and Nat were alone, he unfolded it.
"Look here!" he said, taking from under his bed a bottle, a cigar, and a pack of cards, "I'm going to have some fun, and do as I used to with the fellows in town.

Here's some beer, I got if of the old man at the station, and this cigar; you can pay for 'em or Tommy will, he's got heaps of money and I haven't a cent.

I'm going to ask him in; no, you go, they won't mind you." "The folks won't like it," began Nat.
"They won't know.