Mr. Daley looked puzzled. “Well,” he said, “you’d better all return to
hall for the rest of the day. You’ll–er–you’ll probably hear from this
later.” Beaufort took his departure non-chalantly, whistling as he made
his way through the woods. Dreer stood not on the order of his going,
but was over the wall almost before the instructor had finished
speaking. Penny and Clint followed more leisurely, leaving Mr. Daley and
Mr. Conklin in possession of the field of battle. They too, however,
presently continued their interrupted walk.