“ The Penguins were always breaking out with something. Miss Thornton, who had run Camp Happy Warriors for years and still believed there was good in everyone, said it was merely their age. The Penguins were older than the Peewits, who still trailed attenuated clouds of glory; and were younger than the Pelicans, who were beginning to talk mysteriously about Life, Beaux, and Parties—things so far removed from the Peewits that they weren't even interested, but near enough to the Penguins to exasperate them into having marvelous ideas of their own. ”
I. A. R. Wylie
Summary
“The Underpup”, is a work by I. A. R. Wylie. It explores elements such as Pip-Emma, Penguins and Prissy.
Quotes from The Underpup (I. A. R. Wylie)
“ Pip-Emma said. She walked beside Janet like a trainer. She gave last instructions. Everyone knew Janet was her Gang. So Janet, who had never won anything, had to win. It was Prissy's opinion that if Janet did win, the Penguins, as a class, were licked. She said sharply to Clara,"If you feel as bad as you look, you'd better throw up the sponge." ”
“ We play without a care; We don't worry who wins the game, So long as we play fair!"At that moment every Penguin was stricken by the same thought. The memory of their unpaid gambling debts rose in their midst like a reproachful specter. Their song wavered and sank to silence.From her point of vantage at the Pelican table Miss Thornton viewed them anxiously. "The Penguins seem depressed," she said. "Is anything the matter?""I guess it's their Social Conscience," Prissy Adams said grimly, "getting the better of them."After taps Clara VanSittart laid a packet on Emma's cot. ”
