human
I say, said Pauncefote, waylaying our heroes as they entered the Den;
gpt
Oh, ah! said Dick;
human
Firm;
gpt
Look here, you fellows, said Gosse, approaching the
human
Firm with a troubled face,
gpt
Aspinall,
human
But he's such a muff. I'd be ashamed to put him down.
gpt
Aspinall would lick you left-handed at tennis, and knows more Greek than you know English, said Dick, hotly; for he always looked upon the Devonshire boy as a credit to his protecting arm.
human
If you call that being a muff, well, he is one, and you aren't, that's all.
gpt
Oh, I say, Dick, said Raggles, whom our heroes presently found absorbed in the deepest study;
human
Let's hear their names,
gpt
All serene! Raggles--
human
By Jove, that's modest! You're determined _he's_ to have one vote.
gpt
Oh, you know, I believe I'm safe; but, of course, everybody votes for himself.
human
Go on. Who are the rest?
gpt
Raggles, Culver, Pauncefote, Smith, Gosse, Starkey, Crisp, Calverly, Strahan, Jobling, Cazenove, and--well, I thought of sticking down one of you three for the twelfth.
human
Thanks, said Dick.
gpt
We aren't particular, are we, you chaps?
human
I'm not, said Coote.
gpt
You can stick me down if you like, Rag.