I did not mention your name to the principal in connection with the matter," added Paul.
"Didn't he ask you ?" "He did?
but when I stated the case to him, and told him the person who had given me the information had let it out accidentally, and did not wish to be known, he asked no more questions." "Thank you, Mr.Kendall.This last measure is so unpopular that I should have been cast out like an unclean bird, if it were known that I gave the hint." "No one shall know anything about it from me, Shuffles.

You did a good thing for the ship, and for every fellow in it." "They wouldn't be willing to believe that just now," said Shuffles, laughing.
"Perhaps not?
but it is a fact, none the less." "I didn't think Mr.Lowington would go it quite so strong.

If I had, I shouldn't have told you what I did." "Why, are you not satisfied with what has been done ?" asked Kendall, with some astonishment.
"No, I am not.

I am glad enough to see the gambling stopped, but I don't think the principal had any more right to take my money away from me than he had to take my head off," replied Shuffles, earnestly.
"Don't you think it will be better for the fellows to be without money than with it ?" "Perhaps it will; I don't know about that.

Your neighbor might be a better man if he were poor than if he were rich: does that make it that you have any right to take his property from him ?" "I don't think it does," replied Paul.
"The State of Massachusetts, for instance, or the State of Ohio, makes laws against games of chance.