So they scurried forth and made such good use of the scant time left them, by borrowing, by squeezing both Bickford and the hard-working bookkeeper, and by resource to certain nest-eggs laid by for case of extreme urgency (known among themselves as "fix money"), they scraped together some six thousand more.

The "ripping" dinner went untasted.

They were hardened, but human.
All ravages of carking care were smoothed away, and they were disposed in luxuriant and contented ease when Wyatt came.
"Aw, gentlemen, I am punctual, you see!" he announced gayly.

"It is weally vewy kind of you to be so obliging--I'm suah.

Is the--ah--mining puhson in ?" Mr.Loring, speaking for the trio, affably regretted that their young friend was not, in fact, at his best during Mr.Wyatt's previous call.
They had remonstrated with him for his injurious conduct.