"They said," said Elbert grimly, "as 'ow there'd be a tea, an' oi'm not one ter miss a tea—a proper tea wif cike an' all—not much!"
William was watching the large check cap with fascinating eyes.
"Where'd you get that cap?" he said at last.
"Dunno," said the boy. He took it off and looked at William's.
"Loike ter swop?"
William nodded. The boy whipped off the cap without a word and handed it to William, taking William's school cap in return. William, with a sigh of bliss, put it on. It enveloped his whole head and forehead, the large peak standing out over his nose. He pulled it firmly down. It was the cap of his dreams—the cap of a brigand chief.
"We hare smart, ain't we?" said Eglantine with a little high-pitched laugh.
William felt blissfully happy walking along beside her.
"Wot does yer farver do?" demanded Elbert of William suddenly.
"Wot does yours?" replied William guardedly.