human
We're out of it, said Georgie, dismally, as the three walked down the shady side of the fields.
gpt
I did think we might have scraped in somehow.
human
Whatever could you have scraped in for? asked Dick sharply.
gpt
Hadn't you better give in we've been a pack of fools at once?
human
So we have, said Coote.
gpt
I'd have liked awfully to get in the Club. How stunning the picnics would be!
human
Young ass! said Dick,
gpt
It would be something, though, to get on the list, said Georgie.
human
It makes a fellow feel so small to be out of it. Think of that howling young Gosse being on!
gpt
Yes, and Raggles!
human
Look here, I say, exclaimed Dick, suddenly stopping short in his walk, his face lighting up with the brilliancy of the inspiration,
gpt
They sometimes run a twelve-miler,
human
Never mind if they run twelve hundred, said Dick.
gpt
We're bound to be in it, I tell you; it's our only chance.
human
Birket told me hardly anyone ever runs in it below the Upper Fourth.
gpt
Can't help that, said Dick, decisively;
human
Oh, of course not,
gpt
You're game, then?
human
All right,
gpt
Hurrah! You know, we may not keep close up all the way, but if we can only run it through it's all right. By Jove! I am glad I thought of it, aren't you?
human
Awfully,
gpt
Firm