human
Hullo, youngster; you didn't turn up at the pantomime, then?
gpt
No, said Heathcote,
human
I didn't want to.
gpt
What! not want to be shaken hands with and blessed by the holy Mansfield? You naughty boy, to neglect such a short cut to peace and plenty!
human
I don't want to toady to anybody,
gpt
Of course you don't. But I'm afraid your courage will cost you something in impositions and detentions, and that sort of thing.
human
What do I care? I'd sooner have any amount of them than be a humbug and truckle to anybody.
gpt
Every one, said Pledge, with an approving smile,
human
I don't know what made Dick go,
gpt
No? Can't you guess? Isn't Dick a good boy, and doesn't he always do what good boys do?
human
I don't think he's very much in that line.
gpt
Well, he imitates it very well, said Pledge, watching his man carefully,
human
What do you mean?
gpt
I mean that Mansfield is picking his men for the 3rd Football Fifteen, and I'm afraid you won't be in it, my boy.
human
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