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He called out the name of the hotel where we were staying, and I shut the door, and sent them off. I did not ask a word about Corny's mother, for I knew Mr. Chipperton would not be sitting on a post and fishing if his wife was dead. I threw the pole and line away, and then Rectus and I walked up to the hotel. We forgot all about Celia, who was left to go home when she chose.
I found I was in luck, for the storekeeper told me that it was not often that people could get berths on the little Oclawaha steam-boats without engaging them some days ahead; but he had a couple of state-rooms left, for the boat that left Pilatka the next day. I took one room as quick as lightning, and I had just paid for the tickets when Mr. Chipperton and Corny walked in.
I didn't intend to keep my wife and son away; but they wouldn't go without me." "No, indeed," said Mrs. Colbert. "Oh, well!" said Uncle Chipperton, "you needn't feel bad about it. I didn't go, myself." At this, they all opened their eyes as wide as the law allowed.
I was leaning back in my chair, with a satisfied soul, and nibbling at some raisins, while I slowly drank my coffee, when the outer door opened, and Uncle Chipperton entered. He looked at me in astonishment. Then he looked at the table, with the clean plates and glasses at every place, but one.
"You needn't be in a hurry," said I, "for I am not going off until my friend comes back. You gave him a good long walk to the other end of the island." "Indeed!" said Mr. Chipperton. "How was that?" Then I told him all about it. "Do you think that the flat-boat is likely to be there yet?" he asked.
Father said he should remain in the city for a few days, now that we were all here, and Uncle Chipperton did not intend to go to his country-place until the weather was warmer. We were speaking of several things that would be pleasant to do together, when Uncle Chipperton broke in with a proposition: "I'll tell you what I am going to do. I am going to give a dinner to this party.
Chipperton was very much surprised, and he called no more names, although I am sure he had been giving old Colbert a pretty disagreeable sort of a record.
"Are you going to tell your father and mother about this?" asked Rectus. "I think I'll tell mother," said Corny, "because I ought to, and I don't believe she'll object, if I have a girl along with me. But I don't think I'll say anything to father just yet. I'm afraid he'd join." Rectus and I agreed that it might be better to postpone saying anything to Mr. Chipperton.
Chipperton said that Corny and her father ought really to go to the same school, and then we all laughed, and my father put in quickly, and asked about Rectus. It was easy to see that it would take all summer to get a school for Corny. "Well," said Mr. Colbert, "I've got a place for Sammy. Right in my office. He's to be a man of business, you know. He never took much to schooling.
Chipperton!" exclaimed his wife. "To be sure, the tree was cut down, but that makes no difference in the fact. It is both an ornament and a trophy of travel. If necessary, I'll buy a trunk for it. What did you do with Corny after they got her out?" Our journey home was very much like our trip up the river, but there were a few exceptions.
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