"I've just heard."
"A nice lot they are; you can't stop in the house with them; you'll have to clear."
"I told you I should."
"You'd better pack everything you've got and I'll send a trap for you; they may object to your taking anything out of the stable; it's quite possible that they've laid hands on the lot. Anyhow I'll send something for you; how long'll you be?"
"Half-an-hour."
"Not more?"
"I can't tell you to the exact moment how long I'll be; don't be absurd. You send the trap in half-an-hour, and I'll be as quick as ever I can. Where's it going to take me?"
"To the station; I'll meet you there."
"Why at the station?"
"You poor little thing! we're going off together; it's going to be a regular elopement."