The method of choosing my team being settled, the next thing was the day. "Any day in the first week in July," the Chartleigh captain had said. Now at first sight there appear to be seven days in the week, but it is not really so. For instance, Saturday. Now there's a good day! What could one object to in a Saturday?
But do you imagine Henry Barton would let it pass?
"I don't think you'll get eleven people for the Saturday," he said. "People are always playing cricket on Saturday."
"Precisely," I said. "Healthy exercise for the London toiler. That's why I'm asking 'em."
"But I mean they'll have arranged to play already with their own teams. Or else they'll be going away for week-ends."
"One can spend a very pretty week-end at Chartleigh."
"H'm, let me think. Any day in the week, isn't it?"
"Except, apparently, Saturday," I said huffily.
"Let's see now, what days are there?"
I mentioned two or three of the better-known ones.