"For one thing, I am glad it occurred," answered Hal. "It has given us the pleasure of making your acquaintance."
"New chums, eh?"
"Now, that's not fair. But did that old fellow really recognise us?"
"No, I don't know that he did. Certainly we did not. I only said so because you were rather hard on us," answered Hil.
"What are you gentlemen going to do now?" asked May.
"We are going to have a holiday. I have done my duty, and my dear old friend here has sacrificed all his time for me. We propose staying in Sydney for a short while, and then taking another trip to Tasmania, as the people there were so nice," answered Reg.
"All Tasmanians are nice," put in May.
"Don't fish, May," said Hil, chaffingly.
"Present company always excepted," said May, unwarily.
"Oh, that's worse than ever," retorted Hil, and all joined in the laughter which followed.