“Well, boys, have you found comfortable quarters?” inquired Ran, as soon as they were all seated.
“Illigant; and chape enough, too, be the same token, close by in the Strand; a very ginteel, dooble-bidded bidroom. Longman, being av a giant fit for a circus, do hev one bid all to himsilf. And Dandy and me, being av little fellows, do have the ithir to oursilves,” Mike explained.
While they were still talking Mr. Will Walling returned to the room with a Bradshaw in his hand. He greeted the three visitors pleasantly, dropped into a chair and said:
“Well, there is a train that leaves Euston Square Station at six in the morning and reaches Chuxton at three in the afternoon. After that there is no other parliamentary train until twelve noon, which would make it nine in the evening when it stops at Chuxton, and would be too late to go on to Haymore the same night.”
“Oh, then, we will leave by the earlier train, if Judy has no objection,” said Ran.
“I? Why, I never minded getting up early!” exclaimed Judy.
“What do you say, boys?” inquired Ran.
“The sooner the better for us, sir,” replied Dandy, speaking for the rest, who promptly assented.
And then, as the hour was late, the visitors bade good-night, and the party left behind separated and retired to rest, to be ready for their early rising.