He didn't like Teall especially, but he disliked Prescott, and perhaps here was a chance to serve Dick's discomfort.
"If they'd only swim away for a little stretch!" whispered Ted.
"I see," nodded Hi Martin rather pompously.

"Too bad, isn't it?
Now, Teall, you and Prescott both come from mucker schools, and I don't know that I ought to butt in any.

But I don't mind seeing you torment Prescott a bit.

You wait.

I'll go in, and maybe I can challenge those fellows to swim down the pond that will take them away from this point." Ted's face had flushed sullenly at Hi's remark about "mucker schools." At another time Teall might have been ready to fight over a slighting word like that.