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"This is the first eleven net," said Adair coldly. "Go in after Lodgeover there.""Over there" was the end net, where frenzied novices were bowling on acorrugated pitch to a red-haired youth with enormous feet, who lookedas if he were taking his first lesson at the game. 　　Mike walked away without a word. 　　* * * * *The Archaeological Society expeditions, even though they carried withthem the privilege of listening to Psmith's views on life, proved buta poor substitute for cricket. Psmith, who had no counter-attractionshouting to him that he ought to be elsewhere, seemed to enjoy themhugely, but Mike almost cried sometimes from boredom. It was notalways possible to slip away from the throng, for Mr. Outwoodevidently looked upon them as among the very faithful, and kept themby his aide. 　　Mike on these occasions was silent and jumpy, his brow "sicklied o'erwith the pale cast of care." But Psmith followed his leader with thepleased and indulgent air of a father whose infant son is showing himround the garden. Psmith's attitude towards archaeological researchstruck a new note in the history of that neglected science. He wasamiable, but patronising. He patronised fossils, and he patronisedruins. If he had been confronted with the Great Pyramid, he would havepatronised that. 　　He seemed to be consumed by a thirst for knowledge. 　　That this was not altogether a genuine thirst was proved on the thirdexpedition. Mr. Outwood and his band were pecking away at the site ofan old Roman camp. Psmith approached Mike. 　　"Having inspired confidence," he said, "by the docility of ourdemeanour, let us slip away, and brood apart for awhile. Roman camps,to be absolutely accurate, give me the pip. And I never want to seeanother putrid fossil in my life. Let us find some shady nook where aman may lie on his back for a bit."Mike, over whom the proceedings connected with the Roman camp had longsince begun to shed a blue depression, offered no opposition, and theystrolled away down the hill. 　　Looking back, they saw that the archaeologists were still hard at it. 　　Their departure had passed unnoticed.

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