"I got to see what's goin' on
out there, haven't I? I guess I'm not goin' to lay here all DAY!
What you think I'm made of?"
"You hush up!" Penrod commanded. "This is a nice biznuss!" he
continued, deeply aggrieved. "What kind of a 'nishiation do you
expect this is, anyhow?"
"Well, here's Maurice Levy gone and seen part of the secrets,"
said Sam, in a voice of equal plaintiveness. "Yes; and I bet he
was listenin' out here, too!"
"Lemme up!" begged Maurice, half stifled. "I didn't do any harm
to your old secrets, did I? Anyways, I just as soon be 'nishiated
myself. I ain't afraid. So if you 'nishiate me, what difference
will it make if I did hear a little?"
Struck with this idea, which seemed reasonable; Penrod obtained
silence from every one except Roddy, and it was decided to allow
Maurice to rise and retire to the front yard. The brother members
then withdrew within the shack, elected Maurice to the
fellowship, and completed the initiation of Mr. Bitts. After
that, Maurice was summoned and underwent the ordeal with
fortitude, though the newest brother--still tingling with his own
experiences--helped to make certain parts of the rixual
unprecedentedly severe.
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