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"You know I won't," Dickie assured her. "Well, then," said Elfrida slowly, "we are.... YOU KNOW I WON'T DICKIE ASSURED HER WELL THEN SAID ELFRIDA SLOWLY WE ARE
He found them whispering in a corner. "What is it?" he asked. "We're going to be even with old Parrot-nose," said Edred, "but you mustn't be in it, because we're going away, and you've got to stay here, and whatever we decide to do you'll get the blame of it." "I don't see," said Richard, "why I shouldn't have a hand in what I've wanted to do these four years." He had not known that he had known the tutor for four years, but as he said the words he felt that they were true. "There is a reason," said Edred. "You go to bed, Richard." "Not me," said Dickie of Deptford firmly. "If we tell you," said Elfrida, explaining affectionately, "you won't believe us." "You might at least," said Richard Arden, catching desperately at the grand manner that seemed to suit these times of ruff and sword and cloak and conspiracy--"you might at least make the trial." "Very well, I will," said Elfrida abruptly. "No, Edred, he has a right to hear. He's one of us. He won't give us away. Will you, Dickie dear? HE WANTED TO TALK OVER THE WHOLE WONDERFUL ADVENTURE WITH THEM HE FOUND THEM WHISPERING IN A CORNER WHAT IS IT HE ASKED WE'RE GOING TO BE EVEN WITH OLD PARROT NOSE SAID EDWARD BUT YOU MUSTN'T BE IN IT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING AWAY AND YOU'VE GOT TO STAY HERE AND WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO DO YOU'LL GET THE BLAME OF IT I DON'T SEE SAID RICHARD WHY SHOULDN'T I HAVE A HAND IN WHAT I'VE WANTED TO DO THESE FOUR YEARS HE HAD NOT KNOWN THAT HE HAD KNOWN THE TUTOR FOR FOUR YEARS BUT AS HE SAID THE WORDS HE FELT THAT THEY WERE TRUE THERE IS A REASON SAID EDWARD YOU GO TO BED RICHARD NOT ME SAID DICKIE OF DEPTFORD FIRMLY IF WE TELL YOU SAID ELFRIDA EXPLAINING AFFECTIONATELY YOU WON'T BELIEVE US YOU MIGHT AT LEAST SAID RICHARD ARDEN CATCHING DESPERATELY AT THE GRAND MANNER THAT SEEMED TO SUIT THESE TIMES OF RUFF AND SWORD AND CLOAK AND CONSPIRACY YOU MIGHT AT LEAST MAKE A TRIAL VERY WELL I WILL SAID ELFRIDA ABRUPTLY NO EDRED HE HAS THE RIGHT TO HEAR HE'S ONE OF US HE WON'T GIVE US AWAY WILL YOU DICKIE DEAR
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