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Brinker came into my room earlier today for a little visit. He joked that "I'll bet you knew all the time Finny wouldn't be back this fall. That's why you picked him for a roomate, right?" pg 79. Altough I know he was joking, it still got me thinking about that night at the tree. Did I shake the tree on purpose? Did I want Finny to fall? Whatever. After that, we went down to the Butt Room to smoke a cigarette. While down there, Brinker pretends the Butt Room is a dungeon, and says that I'm there for killing my roomate. Again, he was joking, but it made me nervous. I got a little worked up over all this joking; I just could not handle it. Without even smoking a single cigarette, I went back upstairs. I simply told the guys that I had to study for French. On the way back, I run into Leper skiing. He said something weird about trying to find a beaver dam on Devon River or something. The guys and I run into Leper later, and Brinker makes fun of him for his little expedition. Leper informs everyone that he has decided to enlist. The thought intrigued me, and it got me thinking of enlisting myself. When I went back to my room, Finny was there.