I thought it would be easier to go up toUncle Fred
outside and say Here I am or something.
I thought Kirk was rather a foolbut perhaps he was
right about that. Then herang the bell and said to the maid Take this young
gentleman to abedroom. What a ripping thing it must beto smoke when youre upset
about something.
Ionly wish the pater had something more like
Littlejohn in him but hehasnt and never will have.
Medways onlyjust thirteen and very small but hes
jolly clever and he draws awfullywell.
The next morning directly after breakfast the pater
took me toThornhills. I dont like their walking about together in the eveningunder
the cedars. Then while he dresses,he worries me about how much of my holiday task
Ive done.
I wanted it to be dark so that I couldnt be seen.
Theboatman was a good sort and we had a jolly good row finishing up at thepier. But
the feeling went away as quick as it came. Vincents, so I didnt make any
mistakesscarcely.
There werefour of them and theyd all got on
tail-coats. He was looking out of the library windowso I supposed hed got hay fever
again. It cant beawfully bad except for the disgrace and Im so disgraced now it cant
beany worse.
It was quite late but he sat down and wrote a long
letter and sentit away by a boy on a pony.
Of course Gutekind and his beetles made it worse
but howwas I to know that?
Hes an Americanand speaks with a queer accent. He
was an old chap with grey mutton-chop whiskers.
I thought Kirk was rather a foolbut perhaps he was
right about that.
Bernard Selliger says she ought to,considering she
was in a circus, his mother said so. But I walked up and downin front of the house
instead.
Jim, that was the big boysname, never spoke a word
but he did eat a lot.
I didnt know whatto do really and I began to get
awfully miserable.
He was in his vest with hisbraces hanging down and
was doing his hair. They worepatent-leather boots and very tight
trousers.
XIVIt was all quite different to what I
expected.
Mother rides beautifully and I loveriding with
her.
She began asking mequestions about how old I was
and where I lived and whether I was atschool.