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_ CHAPTER XII - KENNEDY INTERVIEWS WALTON
"Not at all, Kennedy. We must try another day." Mr Blackburn suspected that something untoward had happened in Kay's Jimmy Silver was more curious. He took Kennedy off to tea in his "Now, then, what's it all about?" he asked, briskly, spearing a muffin "It's no good asking me," said Kennedy. "I suppose it's a put-up job "What was that?" Kennedy explained. "This is getting thrilling," said Jimmy. "Just pass that plate. "I don't know. What would you do?" "My dear chap, I'd first find out who was at the bottom of it--there's "That sounds all right. But how would you set about it?" "Why, touch him up, of course. What else would you do? Before the "Supposing he wouldn't be touched up?" "Wouldn't _be!_ He'd have to." "You don't know Kay's, Jimmy. You're thinking what you'd do if this "Well, dash it all then, all you've got to do is to call a prefects' Kennedy stared into the fire pensively. "I don't know," he said. "I bar that prefects' meeting business. It "Then you'd better scrap with the man." "I think I will." Silver stared. "Don't be an ass," he said. "I was only rotting. You "I could wear my topper," said Kennedy, with a grin. "You see," he "Wait a second. Don't be in such a beastly hurry. Who's the chap "I don't know yet. Walton, I should think. But I don't know." "Walton! By Jove, it'll be worth seeing, anyhow, if we _are_ both Kennedy returned to his study and changed his football boots for a "Go down to the senior dayroom," he said, "and tell MacPherson I want MacPherson was a long, weak-looking youth. He had been put down to "MacPherson!" said the fag, in a tone of astonishment, "not Walton?" He had been looking forward to the meeting between Kennedy and his "If you have no objection," said Kennedy, politely, "I may want you to Spencer vanished, hopeful once more. "Come in, MacPherson," said Kennedy, on the arrival of the long one; MacPherson did so, feeling as if he were paying a visit to the "Now," said Kennedy, "Why weren't you on the field this afternoon?" "I--er--I was kept in." "How long?" "Oh--er--till about five." "What do you call about five?" "About twenty-five to," he replied, despondently. "Now look here," said Kennedy, briskly, "I'm just going to explain to "Well--er--" "You'd better say, and be quick, too. I can't wait. Whoever it was. I "Well--er--Walton." "I thought so. Now you can get out. If you see Spencer, send him here." Spencer, curiously enough, was just outside the door. So close to it, "Go and fetch Walton," said Kennedy. Spencer dashed off delightedly, and in a couple of minutes Walton "Don't bang the door like that," said Kennedy. "Why didn't you turn "I was kept in." "Couldn't you get out in time to play?" "No." "When did you get out?" "Six." "Not before?" "I said six." "Then how did you manage to go down town--without leave, by the way, "All right," said Walton; "better call me a liar." "Good suggestion," said Kennedy, cheerfully; "I will." "It's all very well," said Walton. "You know jolly well you can say "Not a bit of it. This is a private affair between ourselves. I'm not There was a pause. "When would it be convenient for you to be touched up before the whole "What?" "Well, you see, it seems the only thing. I must take it out of some "You'll get it hot if you try to touch me." "We'll see." "You'd funk taking me on in a scrap," said Walton. "Would I? As a matter of fact, a scrap would suit me just as well. "Quite, thanks," sneered Walton. "I've knocked you out before, and "Oh, then it was you that night at camp? I thought so. I spotted your "What do you want with Silver. Why won't Perry do?" "Thanks, I'm afraid Perry's time-keeping wouldn't be impartial enough. Spencer was summoned once more, and despatched to Blackburn's. He "Come in, Jimmy," said Kennedy. "Run away, Spencer. Walton and I are "Where?" asked Silver. "My dormitory would be the best place. We can move the beds. I'll go Kennedy's dormitory was the largest in the house. After the beds had Walton took off his coat, waistcoat, and shirt. Kennedy, who was still "Half a second," said Jimmy Silver--"what length rounds?" "Two minutes?" said Kennedy to Walton. "All right," growled Walton. "Two minutes, then, and half a minute in between." "Are you both ready?" asked Jimmy, from his seat on the chest of Kennedy and Walton advanced into the middle of the impromptu ring. There was dead silence for a moment. "Time!" said Jimmy Silver. Content of CHAPTER XII - KENNEDY INTERVIEWS WALTON [P G Wodehouse's novel: Head of Kay's] _ |