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Consequently he managed to keep his eyes turned away that the girl might not feel too unhappy over her trouble . But Barbara thought her cavalier was so effected that he could not look at her without feeling her powers of beauty and attraction ; so she posed and minced her way as she fondly believed into Tom 's plastic heart . Had she but known the truth ! A merry family group sat down , at noon , to the delicious dinner served under the giant oak-tree . And Mr. Brewster , as affable as if he had not been tried by a family-court the night previous , asked the younger boys how their survey-work was progressing . `` Oh fine ! We have lots of fun in camp , and when we go out on a section the work is so interesting ! ''