"All ready?" said Lupin. "Are you rested now?"
"Yes," said Todd, as he rose. "Ah, dear me, yes, as much as I can expect, until I get a regular night's repose, you know, friend Lupin. But I don't expect that very soon."
"Oh, who knows? We are continually, in this world, getting what we don't expect, and not getting what we do; so you may rest easy enough, Todd, much sooner than you expect. Come, lean on my arm if you feel fatigued."
"Oh, no, thank you. Lend me the stick, it will help me on the best, for it seems just about my height."
Lupin could not very well refuse Todd's request with any prospect of keeping him in good humour at the same time, so he gave him the stick, although it must be confessed he did not do so with the very best grace in the world. But Todd did get it, and that satisfied him.
"Is it far off?" said Lupin.
"Oh dear, no. Quite close at hand—quite close. There's a small chesnut-tree, and a large chesnut-tree, and there's a small fir-tree and a large fir-tree, and a large oak-tree and a small oak-tree, and then there is a blackberry bush and a little stream of water."
"Good gracious, is there anything else?" said Lupin.
"No, my dear friend, that is all."
"Well. I must confess, that your description would not have very materially assisted me in finding the spot."