Yours truly , `` Jill '' Jack immediately despatched the book and a sample of guava jelly , which unfortunately upset on the way , to the great detriment of `` The Wild Beasts of Asia and Africa . '' Jill promptly responded with the loan of a tiny black kitten , who emerged spitting and scratching , to Jack 's great delight ; and he was cudgelling his brains as to how a fat white rabbit could be transported , when a shrill whistle from without saved Jill from that inconvenient offering . `` It 's the fellows ; do you want to see them ? '' asked Frank , gazing down with calm superiority upon the three eager faces which looked up at him . `` Guess I do ! '' and Jack promptly threw the kitten overboard , scorning to be seen by any manly eye amusing himself with such girlish toys . Bang ! went the front door ; tramp , tramp , tramp , came six booted feet up the stairs ; and , as Frank threw wide the door , three large beings paused on the threshold to deliver the courteous `` Hullo ! '' which is the established greeting among boys on all social occasions . `` Come along , old fellows ; I 'm ever so glad to see you ! '' cried the invalid , with such energetic demonstrations of the arms that he looked as if about to fly or crow , like an excited young cockerel . `` How are you , Major ? '' `` Does the leg ache much , Jack ? '' `` Mr. Phipps says you 'll have to pay for the new rails . '' With these characteristic greetings , the gentlemen cast away their hats and sat down , all grinning cheerfully , and all with eyes irresistibly fixed upon the dainties , which proved too much for the politeness of ever-hungry boys . `` Help yourselves , '' said Jack , with a hospitable wave . `` All the dear old ladies in town have been sending in nice things , and I ca n't begin to eat them up . Lend a hand and clear away this lot , or we shall have to throw them out of the window . Bring on the doughnuts and the tarts and the shaky stuff in the entry closet , Frank , and let 's have a lark . '' No sooner said than done .
Gus took the tarts , Joe the doughnuts , Ed the jelly , and XXXXX suggested `` spoons all round '' for the Italian cream .
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