"
"Why, what on earth can he know about English? [Greek text] is a
Cormorant: [Greek text] is a Skinflint; and your tutor is a Duffer. Hush!
keep dark now! here he comes." And he went hastily to meet Edward Dodd:
and by that means intercepted him on his way to the carriage. "Give me
your hand, Dodd," he cried; "you have saved the university. You must be
stroke of the eight-oar after me. Let me see more of you than I have, old
fellow."
"Within all my heart," replied Edward calmly, but taking the offered hand
cordially; though he rather wanted to get away to his mother and sister.
"We will pull together, and read together into the bargain," continued
Hardie.
"Read together? You and I? What do you mean?"
"Well, you see I am pretty well up in the Imigliner books; what I have
got to rub up is my Divinity and my Logic--especially my Logic. Will you
grind Logic with me? Say 'Yes,' for I know you will keep your word."
"It is too good an offer to refuse, Hardie; but now I look at you, you
are excited: wonderfully excited: within the race, eh? Now,
just--you--wait--quietly--till next week, and then, if you are so soft as
to ask me in cool blood----"
"Wait a week?" cried the impetuous youth.
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