"Uncle John, if you wish to join the party I am entirely willing, and will pay your expenses also."
"No, Giles, I am getting too old for adventure. I have got to an age when a man prefers the chimney corner to camping out. It will do very well for Rupert, but I am about fifty years older than he is, and fifty years make a great difference. He can tell me till about his trip when he comes back."
"So I will, Mr. Plympton," said Rupert, with a smile.
Rupert looked forward to the journey with eager interest. He had always been fond of out-of-door sports, and the hunting expedition seemed to promise an experience entirely new to him. He little imagined what shape a portion of this experience would take.
CHAPTER XXXII. AN UNPLEASANT BEDFELLOW.
Rupert was provided with a hunter's outfit and a gun by his host, and in company with his guide started out on Monday morning.
"I suppose you won't mind roughing it, Rupert?" said Mr. Packard.