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-yound to reconnoitre him, he was not
particularly pleased to find himself seated
next to Edward Sharpe, a boy in the first
class, not much younger than himself,
but who had only lately come to the
school, where he was already notorious
for suggesting schemes of mischief, which
he had not courage to execute himself.

“Really,” replied Harry, “I had no
time to look; but I do remember,” he
continued, after a moment’s recollection,
“that there was a most splendid cherry-
tree, covered with fruit, at the foot of
which I found the ball.”

“ Ah! then,” said the other, slily, “let
me go halves with you in the cherries
you gathered ?”

“The cherries I gathered!” exclaimed
Harry, in great surprise; “I did not go
into the orchard to gather cherries; I
went to look for the ball.”