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Of course Captain Sedley was unwilling that his son should associate with such boys as the Bunkers; and so much did Frank dislike their company that it was scarcely necessary to caution him to avoid them. OF COURSE CAPTAIN SEDLEY WAS UNWILLING THAT HIS SON SHOULD ASSOCIATE WITH SUCH BOYS AS THE BUNKERS AND SO MUCH DID FRANK DISLIKE THEIR COMPANY THAT IT WAS SCARCELY NECESSARY TO CAUTION HIM TO AVOID THEM
dling about the lake. It was a rude structure, made by lashing together four rails in the form of a square, and placing planks across the upper side of them. The boys who had constructed it lived farther down the lake in the direction of the village. They did not bear a very good character in the neighborhood. If an orchard was robbed, a henroost plundered, or any other mischief done in the vicinity, it could generally be traced to them. They always played together, went to and came from school together, planned and executed their mischief together, so that they came to be regarded as a unit of roguery, and people never saw one of them without wondering where the rest were. The foremost of these unruly fellows was Tim Bunker. He was the ruling spirit of their party, and had the reputation of being a notoriously bad boy. He was in the habit of lying, swearing, cheating, and stealing; and people, judging his followers by their ringleader, had got into the way of calling them the Bunkers. ED THEMSELVES IN PADDLING ABOUT THE LAKE IT WAS A RUDE STRUCTURE MADE BY LASHING TOGETHER FOUR RAILS IN THE FORM OF A SQUARE AND PLACING PLANKS ACROSS THE UPPER SIDE OF THEM THE BOYS WHO HAD CONSTRUCTED IT LIVED FARTHER DOWN THE LAKE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE VILLAGE THEY DID NOT BEAR A VERY GOOD CHARACTER IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IF AN ORCHARD WAS ROBBED A HEN ROOST PLUNDERED OR ANY OTHER MISCHIEF DONE IN THE VICINITY IT COULD GENERALLY BE TRACED TO THEM THEY ALWAYS PLAYED TOGETHER WENT TO AND CAME FROM SCHOOL TOGETHER PLANNED AND EXECUTED THEIR MISCHIEF TOGETHER SO THAT THEY CAME TO BE REGARDED AS A UNIT OF ROGUERY AND PEOPLE NEVER SAW ONE OF THEM WITHOUT WONDERING WHERE THE REST WERE THE FOREMOST OF THESE UNRULY FELLOWS WAS TIM BUNKER HE WAS THE RULING SPIRIT OF THEIR PARTY AND HAD THE REPUTATION OF BEING A NOTORIOUSLY BAD BOY HE WAS IN THE HABIT OF LYING SWEARING CHEATING AND STEALING AND PEOPLE JUDGING HIS FOLLOWERS BY THEIR RINGLEADER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE WAY OF CALLING THEM THE BUNKERS
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