“Here’s to the Junior Four!” shouted Kid. “Long may it wave!” He seized a half-empty tumbler from Bert’s tray and flourished it. “One for all and all for one!”
The next evening Bert and Ben sat on opposite sides of the study table in Number 5. Ben, raising his eyes from his book, glanced across at his roommate.
“Bert,” he said casually, “I wish you’d find my Latin dictionary for me.”
Bert laid his pencil on the volume before him and pushed back his chair. “All right,” he said cheerfully. The dictionary was on the mantel and he crossed the room and got it, laying it at Ben’s elbow. “There you are, Ben.”
“Thanks.” Ben raised his head again and smiled up at the other. “How is it going?” he asked.
“Hard,” replied Bert, casting a rueful glance at his book.
“Well, I’ll be through here in about ten minutes and then I’ll help you with it.”