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"Pears?" he whispered hoarsely; "arter the pears? Where? Where are

they?"

He kept on the

altogether like a dog full of expectation of a rush after some wild

creature in a hunt

"Be quiet or we sha'n't catch them," I whispered "Some boys have

climbed over the wall, and are after the Marie Louise pears"

He stopped short suddenly

"Yah!" he cried, "they ain't It's your larks"

"You stupid fellow! I tell you they are"

"Mary Louisas ain't ripe," he cried

"Don't care; they've gone after the a stick"

"Fain larks," he said dubiously

"Just as if I would play tricks with you!" I cried impatiently

"No, you wouldn't, would yer?" he said hoarsely "Wouldn't be hard on a

chap Stop a st the straw, and I heard a rattling noise and then

a chuckle, and Shock was back to hand er

"Hezzles," he whispered--"nut hezzle Coh I had roused Shock out of bed he had no dressing to do, and

following me down the ladder he walked quickly afteranother till we came to a corner, e