human
It wasn't a pleasant affair at all, said Cresswell,
gpt
Of course we shall have Pledge still, said Freckleton,
human
He never got hold of me,
gpt
I was an ass to let him make a cad of me, said Heathcote.
human
I had warning, you know; the Ghost wrote to me before I'd been here a fortnight.
gpt
What Ghost?
human
Nobody knows, said he,
gpt
Who? Was it you? asked Dick.
human
I got a letter too, you know.
gpt
No; it wasn't I.
human
Then, by Jove! it must have been Freckleton, exclaimed Dick, interpreting the guilty look on the Hermit's face.
gpt
Was it, I say?
human
said the Hermit in a sepulchral tone.
gpt
Yes, my boy; but keep it mum. I shan't waste my Latin over you again in a hurry.
human
Your letter really made me sit up,
gpt
Well, I expect, said Cresswell,
human
That he is, said Freckleton, warmly.
gpt
I can tell you fellows that, in spite of his iron hand, he's one of the humblest fellows that ever lived. I believe he prays for Templeton night and morning, and that's more than a lot of us do, I fear.
human
After all, said Mr Richardson,
gpt
It strikes me, said Freckleton,
human
Oh, I don't know, said Dick.
gpt
It's no good as long as you don't go quite straight yourself. You've got to go square yourself, I suppose, before any one else will back you up.
human
Yes, said Coote;
gpt
Didn't look like it,
human
But I expect Dick thinks it was worth his while to have to go steady, said Cresswell.
gpt
It's done your 'Firm' no harm, has it?
human
Rather not! said the
gpt
Firm,