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"If he only knew the truth," said he, wiping the perspiration from his face, "what would he say? What would he do? He blames me now; would he blame me then?","But suppose that fellow Paul had not met you?" said Captain Acton.,"Correct! Now, boys, we will get on with our lesson.","And you, too," he whispered. "With all this, I have you, too.",“She’s at Vine Hill—miles away; we’ll beat her if we hurry.” His words were a bit breathless.,“Lost him,” reported Ted. “Clumsy fool I am!”,Off she darted followed by Howard. The horses swept over the smooth turf in long easy strides, gradually increasing in speed as pinto and chestnut realized that this was a trial of fleetness. It was glorious, but presently Nell, remembering Moses’ parting injunctions in regard to his beloved pinto, pulled up. “Next time, Ladybird, we will win never fear,” she said consolingly, patting the horse’s sleek neck.,"Sure I will," agreed Croaker. He hopped down and started pigeon-toeing across the glade, peering back to see if Billy were coming.,"Ho, the schooner ahoy!" shouted a man, standing close to the larboard main-shrouds.,"Now that we've got ol' Harry's charm along with my rabbit-foot," Billy was saying, "we ought'a be able to snoop 'round in the ha'nted grove an' even hunt through the house any time we take the notion. Maybe we'll get a chance to do it to-day.",“You look orful, jist like you was growin’ a pair of speckled toothbrushes. What ’ll Mar say? You carn’t go to school like that.”,"But the wound at the back of the head which stunned him?".