18 THE CHERRY-STONES.

‘‘A foot or two higher or lower,” said
West; “well, I do not see what good
we should get if it were a foot or two
lower. We should only lose our ball
twice as often.”

“Tf” replied Seymour, “it were a foot -
or two higher, there would be much less
chance of the ball being knocked over; and
if it were a foot or two lower, we might
manage to get over, and bring it back.”

“And why should we not get over
as it is!” suddenly exclaimed Mertoun,
looking eagerly up at the wall; “it would
not be so very difficult?”

“Oh! dear; no!” remarked Seymour,
ironically ; “particularly wasy, I declare;
and I really think, Harry, that as it was
you who lost our ball, that you had bet-
ter perform this particularly eany feat, and
get it back again.”