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the mat when they came home from school.
SoAntheaonlysaid'Don'tbesojollycleveryourselfSquir rel.And
thefireworkslookallrightandyou'llhavetheeightpence thatyour
tramfaresdidn'tcostto-daytobuysomethingmorewith.Yououghtto
get a perfectly lovely Catharine wheel for eightpence.'
'I daresay' said Cyrilcoldly; 'but it's not YOUR eightpence anyhow—'
'Butlookhere'saidRobert'reallynowaboutthefireworks .Wedon't
wanttobedisgracedbeforethosekidsnextdoor.Theythink because
they wear red plush on Sundays no one else is any good.'
'Iwouldn'twearplushifitwaseverso—unlessitwasblackt obebe-
headed inif I was Mary Queen of Scots' said Antheawith scorn.
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Robertstucksteadilytohispoint.OnegreatpointaboutRo bertisthe
steadiness with which he can stick.
'I think we ought to test them' he said.
'Youyoungduffer'saidCyril'fireworksarelikepostage-stamps.You
can only use them once.'
'Whatdoyousupposeitmeansby"Carter'stestedseeds"int he
advertisement?'
Therewasablanksilence.ThenCyriltouchedhisforeheadw ithhis
finger and shook his head.
'Alittlewronghere'hesaid.'Iwasalwaysafraidofthatwi thpoor
Robert.Allthatclevernessyouknowandbeingtopinalgebr asoof-
ten—it's bound to tell—'
'Dryup'saidRobertfiercely.yilai：
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