Sincere and hearty were the thanks of Doctor Warren for the present.
“I want Mrs. Warren to make your acquaintance,” he said.
A beautiful woman entered and gave Robert a cordial greeting.
“It is very kind of you to bring us such a gift. It is not the first time your father has made us happy,” she said. “We must find some way, husband, to let Mr. Walden know we appreciate his kindness.”
“That is so, wife.”
“We live so far away,” said Robert, “we do not know what is going on. Father wishes me especially to learn the latest news from London in regard to the proposed tax on tea, and what the Colonies are going to do about it.”
“That is a very important matter,” the doctor replied, “and we are to have a meeting of the Sons of Liberty this evening to consider what shall be done in case the bill now before Parliament becomes a law, as I have no doubt it will. I shall be pleased to have you go with me. Of course our meetings are somewhat secret. We do not care to have any mousing Tory know just what we intend to do. You will have a hearty welcome from the boys. It is only a few steps from here, at the Green Dragon.”
“That is where I am stopping,” Robert replied.
“You can say to your father,” the doctor continued, “that the redcoats are becoming very insolent, and we fear there will be trouble.”
Robert said nothing about his experience at the town pump.