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Word. If anger had been at the boiling point before, the situation<br />
was even worse now. Page and Fenwick openly challenged Clairy to fight. He replied, in<br />
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each case, with a cool, smiling refusal. "We've got to hold that class meeting!" growled Farley. "Why?" inquired Dave. "The class can't do<br />
anything more to Clairy than has already been done. His refusals to fight will send him to Coventry as securely as could action by all four of the classes. No fellow here can refuse to fight, unless he couples with<br />
his refusal an offer to submit the case to his own class for action. No one, henceforth, will have a word to say to Clairy." "Perhaps not; but I still insist that the class meeting ought to be called." This was the general sentiment among the first classmen. Darrin was the only real dissenter to the plan. "Oh, well, go ahead and call the class together, if you like," agreed Dave. "My main contention is that such a meeting will be superfluous.<br />
The action of the class has really been taken already."<br />
"Will you come to the meeting, Darry?" asked Fenwick. "Really, I don't know," Dave answered thoughtfully. "My presence would do neither good nor harm. The action of the class has already been decided.<br />
In fact, it has been put into effect." "Then you won't be there?" spoke up Farley. "I don't kn
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