I never was so sleepy in my life, though it was not more than bedtime.
Generally, after anything exciting, you are punished--but this could not be, because we had only gone for a walk, exactly as we were told.
There was a new rule made, though.

No walks except on the high-roads, and we were always to take Pincher and either Lady, the deer-hound, or Martha, the bulldog.

We generally hate rules, but we did not mind this one.
Father gave Denny a gold pencil-case because he was first to go down into the tower.

Oswald does not grudge Denny this, though some might think he deserved at least a silver one.

But Oswald is above such paltry jealousies..