"Still, I don't like to be selfish," said Dodds, whose conscience appeared to be pricking him.  The unseen listeners among the bushes thought it might have pricked him a little earlier in the day, for they soon learned that neither on this occasion nor on any other had Hal been permitted to bat.  He had merely bowled and fielded for Dodds. When they recovered from their astonishment at this, they could hardly help laughing.  It was really rather funny, after all Hal's bragging, to find that he was only made use of in the way that he made use of them.