Frank and Fearless; or, The Fortunes of Jasper Kent
Under ordinary circumstances he would have resented bitterly the humiliating defeat he had received at the
s guardian!" he said to himself. "Then, my young gen
sed the other boys, who did no
t new boy?" asked Tower, a s
?" asked
licked you t
e?" demanded the youn
boys say so,"
" demanded Nich
aid Tower
significantly. "I'll lick any bo
was
pped in the middle of the fight. I was called to see a lady
lick him," said t
an," said Nich
going t
against him. We came out even. W
rgiveness of injuries. So the younger boy concluded that his leader was afraid of Jasper. But here he did him wrong. Thorne had learned to respect his adversary's s
mation he had received was not correct. He supposed Thorne to b
now this?" he
cherished a dislike for the governess, the cause of which he could not as well define. Now, it appeared that these two were allied to each other. I beg to say that Jasper was too sensible and gentlemanly to dislike the governess simply because s
was not present. But his fears were gradually allayed. Thorne seemed usually peaceable-so much so that his school-mates, who knew him well, thought he had turned over a new leaf, and speculated as to w
first chapter, as Jasper was walking in t
said, "you'
asked Jasper. "I
doctor'
nts me,
le Ca
" asked Jasper, stopping short
llying him. He took the opportunity wh
" said Jasper. "
e back
e to fight him again,"
aid to try it. You
m. That is n
t th
l. Besides, I have another reason
e difficulty, Little Cameron was half-crying,
d!" he was just saying, when a voice he
ou bullying th
tagonist. He was sorry to see him,
r business," he a
ness to protect the weak
protect yourself,
l competent to do so
!" said Thorn
vidently he dreaded that the immediate result of his obe
advanced to the rescue. Throwing one arm protecting
, "what do you
received. There was another way of wounding him, which prudence would have led him to hold in reserve. But he was too angry to be prudent. Moreover, he had had a n
with an unpleasant smile
th a look of surprise and inquir
n enough," said
entered Jasper's mind.
with me, Thorne, and
said Thorne,
they had withdrawn a few
, with malicious enjoyment. "Your father has married
said Jasper, recoiling as
asn't invited to th
from Dr. Benton, was on his way home, sick with apprehe
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