“Get out, Senna! you always make the worst of every thing,” cried Hodson merrily; and soon after, we reached the field, where the boys were spread about, looking in all kinds of possible and impossible places—impossible because Burr major had never been near them after he had put on his things.
“Are you sure that you brought your watch out in the field,” said Mr Hasnip, who was one of the group standing by Burr major.
“Oh yes, sir, certain.”
“But it does not do to be too certain, my lad. Have you been up in your bedroom, and looked there?”
“No, sir, because I was so sure I brought it out.”
“Why were you so sure?”
“Because—because I thought I would wear it, as we had strangers coming.”
“Never mind, you may have altered your mind. Go and look. You see we have thoroughly searched every place where you could have been.”
“I’ll go and look, sir,” said Burr major, “but it’s of no use.”
He went off toward the schoolhouse, and Mr Rebble then coming up, the two masters began to talk about the missing watch.