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_This happens to be the first story that was written concerning the adventures and performances of three schoolboys-"Stalky," McTurk and "Beetle. " For some reason or other, it was never put into the book, called "Stalky & Co.," that was made out of the stories. A certain amount of it, I am sorry to say, is founded on fact, though that is no recommendation; and the only moral that I can see in it is, that when for any reason you happen to get into a tight place, you have a better chance of coming out of it comfortably if you keep your head than if you get excited and don't stop to think._
"And then," it was a boy's voice, curiously level and even, "De Vitré said we were beastly funks not to help, and _I_ said there were too many chaps in it to suit us. Besides, there's bound to be a mess somewhere or other, with old De Vitré in charge. Wasn't I right, Beetle?"