David was quite melancholy.
"Never mind," said Henry; "Mr. Carey's brother, the Colonel, is
coming to stay here the last week in July, and he gives us boys half-
a-sovereign each, so that we might buy a stunning pig all ourselves
twice over."
"Always? He never did so but once," said Sam.
"That was the only time he saw us, though," said Hal; "and we were
quite little boys then. I'll tell you what, Sam, he'll give us each
a sovereign this time, and then I'll buy a bow and arrows."
"Stuff!" said Sam. "I hope he won't."
"Why not?"
"I hate it! I hate saying thank you; I shall get out of the way, if
I can."
"Sam has no manners!" said Hal, turning round to Miss Fosbrook. "To
think that he had rather go without a sovereign or two than say thank
you!"
"I'M too much of a gentleman to lay myself out for presents!"
retorted Samuel; and the two boys fell on each other, buffeting one
another, all in good part on Sam's side, though there was some temper
and annoyance on Henry's.
When Sam was out of hearing, Hal discoursed very grandly on the
sovereign he intended Colonel Carey to give him, and the prodigious
things he meant to do with it.
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