"We'll do it on the night of the full moon," Julian said. "That's only three nights off, Thursday. We'll be able to find our way around better by moonlight, and another thing is—another rule is—that we can't bring any flashlights."
"Heck, why not?"
"That would make it too easy," Julian said happily. His very eyeglasses sparkled with excitement. "We don't just want this to be an easy sort of thing, do we? Because it has to be in the nature of a—of a test."
"Why?" Tom wanted to know.
"For discipline," Julian replied. He had a noble feeling in his forehead as he said it. "Self-discipline," he added.
"I don't know if I need it," Tom said. "I get discipline. I get it everywhere. I get it at home, I get it at school, I get it in the mornings working at Bilmeyer's store."
"Oh, everybody needs it," Julian assured him. "And listen, you guys, this whole operation has to be kept secret. Absolutely secret. From everyone."
"Our families, even?"
"Especially our families. They might say no."
"From the girls, too?" asked Joe.