about two to one
Perhaps it 's just a way he has . Maybe every poor devil in the room is feeling just as I do . Whoever got up these questions must have lain awake of nights trying to see how hard he could make them . I reckon the chances are about two to one that I 'll flunk . '' In an interval when Barton 's attention was turned in another direction , Morton Agnew crumpled a piece of paper , and , with a deft toss , which he made sure was not seen by any one , he threw it beneath Badger 's desk . Badger did not know it was there , but the keen eyes of Barton saw it as soon as they were again turned in that direction . Now , Barton was really not watching Buck Badger , but he was watching Morton Agnew .