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By this time a woman and two children were shrieking at us hysterically; but what they said I had no idea, their Italian being of a strange and awful nature. "Look here," I said, "let's run; perhaps our watches are both slow." "Or perhaps the time-table is changed."
"I'm afraid " He tore open the envelope. "Yes, I thought so. Mr. Griffin is worse and they want me at once. Every minute counts, they say. I must go now. When is the next train for Boston, Captain?" Daniel was very much flustered. "I don't know," he stammered. "There's a time-table around on deck somewheres, but you ain't goin' now, John? To-night?" "Yes, I must."
I must bring her back. I stormed up and down the room, incoherently declaring my intentions and upbraiding Hephzy for not having sent the groom or the gardener to find me, for allowing all the precious time to elapse. Hephzy offered no excuse. She did not attempt justification. Instead she brought the railway time-table, gave orders that the horse be harnessed, helped me in every way.
The apartment had no floor covering and was cheerless and dirty; there was not even a table in it; and only a railroad time-table and advertisements of land sales hung on its rough pine walls. Jernyngham, however, looked in keeping with his surroundings. The dirty bandage still covered his forehead, his clothes were stained and untidy, and he had an unkempt, dissipated air.
"Poor old scout!" mourned Bart. "I wonder where he is now?" "Working his heart out in some German camp, I suppose," said Billy savagely. "You see, Frank, your hunch hasn't worked out as you thought it would," said Bart. "You felt sure that Tom would be with us again before this." "I know," admitted Frank. "My time-table has gone wrong, but I haven't given up hope.
He was there, sure enough, in the gutter, studying the indescribabilities of King Street. He had obviously escaped when Amy came in from buying the time-table. The woman's face was guilty. "Amy, I wonder AT you!" exclaimed Constance, tragically. She opened the door. "Well, I never did see the like of that dog!" murmured Amy. "Spot!" his mistress commanded. "Come here at once. Do you hear me?"
How perfectly the operation was conducted noiselessly, swiftly, absolutely according to time-table may be gathered from the fact that two officers and sixteen Turks were awakened in their trench dug-outs at the ford by the river mouth two hours after we had taken the trenches. The officers resisted and had to be killed.
I have already pointed out that the unselfishness of the children the complete absence of self-seeking and self-assertion is one of the most noticeable features of the life of their school. Now there is no place for moral teaching on the time-table of the school: and I can say without hesitation that the direct inculcation of morality is wholly foreign to Egeria's conception of education.
I immediately caught a cab and drove to Gower Street, and, on looking at my time-table, I found that the train mentioned in the telegram arrived in London at 5.15. This would do splendidly. I could get Simon to my room and give him some breakfast, and then, after a little rest, drive direct to the professor's. I need not say I was early at St. Pancras the following morning.
"Oh, I shall enjoy it my maid is unpacking," Mrs. Ansell gaily affirmed; and Mr. Tredegar, shrugging his shoulders, said curtly: "In that case I will ring for the time-table." When he had withdrawn to consult it in the seclusion of the library, and Mrs. Ansell, affecting a sudden desire for a second cup of tea, had reseated herself to await the replenishment of the kettle, Mr.
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