“Would you tell the rest of the boys?”
“Not till afterward. If they come around, and there is a crowd, we may not be able to carry out our plan.”
“He’ll be mad with us when he finds out our game.”{150}
“Let him be mad. We’ll look him in the eye, and he’ll turn tail and flee.”
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The next evening two boys might have been seen crouching behind the wall bordering a large field belonging to Mr. Sandford. The bear was peacefully reclining beside them. From time to time the boys took observations, with a view to discover whether the enemy was in sight.
“I am afraid he isn’t coming,” said Julius. “That would be a joke on us.”
“He can’t be so mean, when we have made such preparations to receive him.”
“I think he would if he only knew what they are.”
“Hush! there he is.”