Chapter XX. A Sweet Memory

Now the lovely June days had come, everything began to look really summer-like; school would soon be over, and the young people were joyfully preparing for the long vacation.

"We are all going up to Bethlehem. We take the seashore one year and the mountains the next. Better come along," said Gus, as the boys lay on the grass after beating the Lincolns at one of the first matches of the season.

"Can't; we are off to Pebbly Beach the second week in July. Our invalids need sea air. That one looks delicate, doesn't he?" asked Frank, giving Jack a slight rap with his bat as that young gentleman lay in his usual attitude admiring the blue hose and russet shoes which adorned his sturdy limbs.

"Stop that, Captain! You needn't talk about invalids, when you know mother says you are not to look at a book for a month because you have studied yourself thin and headachy. I'm all right;" and Jack gave himself a sounding slap on the chest, where shone the white star of the H.B.B.C.

"Hear the little cockerel crow! you just wait till you get into the college class, and see if you don't have to study like fun," said Gus, with unruffled composure, for he was going to Harvard next year, and felt himself already a Senior.

"Never shall; I don't want any of your old colleges. I'm going into business as soon as I can. Ed says I may be his book-keeper, if I am ready when he starts for himself. That is much jollier than grinding away for four years, and then having to grind ever so many more at a profession," said Jack, examining with interest the various knocks and bruises with which much ball-playing had adorned his hands.

1. What were the young people preparing for?
2. Where were they going?
3. Do they always take the same way?
4. Who was on the grass?
5. What had they been doing?
6. Against who?
7. What did Gus want them to do?
8. Did they?
9. Why?
10. Who was Captain?
11. Where was going?
12. When?
13. Is Jack?
14. Where is he going?
15. When?
16. What would he rather do than go to school?
17. For who?
18. What did Frank call Jack?
19. Did he react?
20. Who told him to stop?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. long vacation
2. Bethlehem
3. No.
4. the boys
5. Playing their first match of the season.
6. the Lincolns
7. Go with him?
8. No.
9. They were going to Pebbly Beach.
10. Frank
11. Harvard
12. next year
13. I don't want any of your old colleges
14. into business
15. as soon as I can
16. book-keeper
17. Ed
18. invalid
19. No.
20. Jack