“You can’t carry them out; and it is an imposition upon the public.”
“All that we promise we shall perform.”
“But it is simply impossible.”
“I think not.”
“Do you mean to tell me, Wolf, that this boat can make two trips a day between Hitaca and Ucayga?”
“No, sir, I do not; we only propose to make one through trip a day, with an additional one to Centreport. On our ten-o’clock trip up we shall go only to Centreport.”
“This is villainous!” said Major Toppleton, grinding his teeth with rage.
“One of your mean tricks, Wolf!” added Tommy savagely.
“Really you must excuse me, Tommy, but it was only this morning that I had your kind permission to take any step I thought proper. Didn’t you mean so?” I replied.
“You are going to run an opposition line to Hitaca, then?” growled the father.