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`` Oh , I hear , and I do n't care two straws , '' called her sister from the terrace . But her face , which was as black as thunder , looked as if she did care nevertheless . `` Catch me wasting a whole day playing tennis , '' said Geoffrey . `` I 'm as keen on a game as any one in the afternoon , but I am not going to be glued to one little patch of grass all day . '' `` Of course not , '' put in Edward ; `` your favourite form of amusement we all know nowadays , is to lie flat on your back on a dusty road tinkering at your old motor-bike . '' `` And yours , apparently , to try and be funny at the expense of your elders and betters , '' retorted Geoffrey . `` Say much more , young man , and I 'll take you out in the trailer . ''