Archie looked up.
"Hullo, Harry," he said. "I thought you were going to finish your lecture and not appear till dinner."
"I was, but I think I'll finish it up to-morrow."
"Bring it down and read us as far as you've got," said Archie. "Jessie won't mind."
"All right. It got a little purplish at the end, and that's why I stopped. I hate purples."
He moved away from the window, and Archie spoke to Jessie. "Did I say anything?" he asked.
"Yes; I've got it all down."
Archie jumped up.
"Now you'll see," he said. "You won't sauce me again in—in the wicious pride of your youth, as Mr. Venus remarked. I'm sure I got through that time."
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