"Oh, I don't know," said Harry carelessly. "Of course I've never played, but I know all about it. If you come to that, so do you."
"Yes," said Phra thoughtfully, "but I'm afraid I shall not like a game where one has to get so many runs. It will be terribly hot work."
"But you only get a great many runs if you can."
"Then it will be much cooler and pleasanter if you can't get any," said Phra. "I say, Harry, couldn't we alter the game?"
"I don't know. I daresay we could."
"Let's do the batting ourselves, and make the people bowl and run after the balls."
"And always be in?" said Harry. "Well, that wouldn't be bad. But I say, where are we to play?"
"I should like it to be right away somewhere," said Phra. "It would not be pleasant for us to be running and tearing about with our people looking on and making remarks about our getting so hot."
"Never mind about the cricket to-day," said Harry. "You want a lot of fellows to play that—twenty besides ourselves; but we could have a game of football."
"Very well; let's play football, then. I'll have all these things taken into my room. Only let's get right away. I don't care about playing here."