"Mr. Holbrook, how could I tell them—to each one—about it?"
"See if you cannot answer your own question. Will not all the boys be likely to hear about it?"
"Yes, sir; they'll be sure to."
"And would they all be likely to hear what you have to say, unless you spoke to all at once?"
"But, Mr. Holbrook, if I did that, it would have to be in school."
"Well?"
"But to-morrow is the last day, and it's examination."
"Well?"
That short word seemed to have a good deal of power over Tip, for he only answered it by saying, after a long silence,—
"Mr. Holbrook, I wonder if you can think how very hard that would be?"