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'I should like to see my father and mother to-day, he said, as he ate his breakfast. 'Not to-day, answered the clown, 'but it won't be long, so don't you worry yourself. We're working that way, and we're going to have a performance there. 'At Chesterham! cried Jimmy, feeling extremely relieved.
But he felt no fear about going too far, because he knew that the train stopped altogether when it reached Chesterham. It seemed a long time reaching there, however, much longer than he had imagined; but at last it came to a standstill, and, looking through the window, Jimmy saw that many more persons got out than usual.
He could not imagine what would happen to him, where he should spend the night, or how he should ever reach Chesterham. He thought of his father and mother going to meet the train and finding no Jimmy there, and he felt far more miserable than he had ever felt in his life before. The station-master began to ask him questions, and amongst others where his friends in Chesterham lived.
'I do hope I shall. 'Very likely you will, said his aunt, 'although your mother has not written to me for six months. 'Then how do you know? asked Jimmy. 'Because she wrote to your Aunt Ellen at Chesterham, and your Aunt Ellen wrote to me. I should not be surprised if your father and mother were on their way home now. They may arrive in England quite soon.
It was not very difficult to find the train for Chesterham, because it was waiting all ready at the platform; but when they got to the train it took Jones a long time to find Jimmy a suitable first-class compartment. At last he stopped at one which contained an old gentleman and two ladies.
He shook hands with his aunt and entered the cab, and Jones stepped in after him. 'My father and mother are going to meet me at Chesterham, said Jimmy as soon as the horse started. He talked of them all the way to the railway station not the same station at which he had arrived with Miss Roberts yesterday, but a much larger and a rather dirtier looking one, with a great glass roof.
'Yes, she answered, 'and who do you think will meet you at Chesterham station? 'Not mother! cried Jimmy, very excitedly. 'Your father and mother, said Miss Morton. 'And Winnie? 'They are not likely to take a child to meet you, she answered. 'They arrived only last night, and if they had not received my letter they would have gone to Ramsgate to-day.
As it is they will meet you at the station, and they think it will be quite safe for you to travel alone if I see you safely in the train. 'Shall you? asked Jimmy. 'I shall send Jones, was the answer. 'What time does the train get to Chesterham? asked Jimmy. 'At four o'clock, she said; and then she took out her purse and found two shillings and a sixpence, which she gave to Jimmy.
It was a beautiful morning, but Jimmy could do nothing but gape; his feet felt very heavy, and he wished that he had never put on the clown's clothes and left his own behind. Still he made sure that he should be able to reach Chesterham some day, and presently he passed a church and an inn and several small houses and poor-looking shops.
'Whilst you were asleep the Chesterham train must have started, and the train you got into was the Barstead train, which is more than an hour later. A nice mistake you've made. At this Jimmy put his sleeve to his face and began to cry. He really couldn't help it, he felt very tired, very cold, very miserable, and very frightened.
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