"Ah!"
"I've only got one pound four."
"But surely, my dear Leavesley—one pound four—why, it is quite a little sum of money."
"It's not enough to go up the river on—three of us."
"Why go up the river?"
"Where else can we go?"
"I have an idea," said Mr Verneede. "May I propound it?"
"Yes."
"Have you ever heard of Epping Forest?"