"I don't associate with him now, and don't expect to, later on, if we both graduate into the Navy." "That satisfies your notions of honor, does it, with regard to a man who not only injured you, but pounded your face to a fearful pulp ?" Henkel's tone as he put the question, was one of bitter irony.
"Do you know," demanded Farley, rising, his face now flushing painfully, "I don't wholly like your tone." "Forget it, then," begged Henkel.

"I don't mean to be offensive to you, Farley.

I haven't the least thought in the world like that.

But I take this whole Darrin business so bitterly to heart that I suppose I am unable to comprehend how you can be so meek about it." "Meek ?" cried Farley.

"What do you mean by that word ?" "Well, see here," went on Henkel coaxingly, "are we men of spirit, or are we not?
We fellows devise a little outing in the town of Annapolis.