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"Outrageous -- unpardonable! " gasped the professor, as he struggled to his feet, thus rudely aroused from his habitual abstraction.
Pep stooped to pick up the rolling hat and to hide a grin. Randy, as he rescued the glasses, bit his lip to keep his face straight. Even Mr. Strapp was amused; but he did not allow himself to show it.