He retired to the school, to think over what could be done, and was about to ascend the stairs, when the familiar form of Georgie appeared coming to meet him.
“Georgie, Coote’s in an awful mess; I vote we back him up.”
“So do I, rather, old man.”
And they went off arm-in-arm to find him.
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Chapter Twenty One.
How our heroes fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.
Templeton opened its eyes as it saw David and Jonathan walking together across the fields that afternoon. The Den, with native quickness of perception, instantly snuffed a battle in the air, and dogged the heels of the champions with partisan shouts and cheers.