"You intend trying or buying a motor car—or aeroplane?" I gasped.
"A mere detail! But I refuse to be pumped. You'll hear everything in good time, George. . . ."
So I still had to wait impatiently for the Day of Revelation!
[CHAPTER VII]
MR. STRINGER COMES TO BREAKFAST
It was easy to see that Gran'pa's reference to Brooklands could mean one of only two things—motoring or aeroplaning. But I never expected what actually followed.
The old man—or should I say the young one?—came home one evening in a state of feverish excitement.
"I've been flying, George!" he announced buoyantly.
"Skylarking?" I asked, "or really leaving the earth for the air?"
"Flying!" he emphasized, flapping his hands and arms about. "This afternoon I went to Bournemouth and back . . . for a little trial spin."