"I couldn't; she was away."
"Then you can't claim the lot," said Carl, who was annoyed at missing the steamer.
"I suppose not exactly," drawled Brack, "but betwixt gents, I should say it holds good."
Despite his annoyance, Carl could not help laughing.
"I suppose you must have it," he said, and handed him another half-crown.
"Goin' home to-day?" asked Brack.
"Home!"
"To Dartmoor."
"That's not my home."
"It's where yer located, at any rate."