They don't want us up there." The delicate suggestion was appreciated by the party, who forthwith made a precipitate retreat.
"We as good as found him, that's one thing, and nobody else was in it," said Percy triumphantly.
"Rather not.

Keep it mum.

Let's go and light the fire in his room, and have some grub ready for him.

Good old Rollitt, I'm jolly glad he's turned up!" "That's how he got the Abernethys," said D'Arcy.

"Jolly honest to pay for them." "You don't suppose anybody would collar things out of the shop and not pay for them, you lout, do you ?" Whereat, leaving the door on the latch, they marched arm in arm across the School Green kicking every junior they met, and mystifying everybody by whistling at the top of their voices, "See the conquering hero comes.".