“And still hold yourself in readiness to answer our call.”
“You know that I do.”
“Good! If all in Massachusetts were half so ready to prevent an outbreak as you, we’d need to have no fear of the result.”
Finally they arose and paid their score. While awaiting change for the gold piece which Lieutenant Chesbrook had given the waiter, that officer asked:
“But you intend to return to Philadelphia, do you not?”
“If there is a message from the Adamses, I will,” replied the boy.
And with that their change came; then the two walked out of the place, while Nat and the Porcupine sat staring at each other across their table.
CHAPTER XVIII
IN WHICH DR. WARREN AND PAUL REVERE
LISTEN INTENTLY
It was some little time before either Nat or the dwarf spoke; then the latter said slowly:
“Well, I suppose you have no more doubts now. I guess you’ll think with me that he’d only one reason for going to Master Chew’s house on the night that I saw him there.”