The Slowcoach

Mrs. Avory had just heard that Mrs. Dudeney-their regular landlady at Sea View, in the Isle of Wight, where they had lodgings every summer for years and years

d they did everything together. And now it was very likely that the Avories would not get lodgings at all, and certainly would not get any half so go

nd of the opening of the old stableyard gates was heard, and then heavy wheels scrunched in and men's vo

run and investigate. But Mrs. Avory had always objected very strongly to inquisitiveness, and so they stayed where they were and wai

sound of a carriag

aid old Kink, who

were wheels,"

aid no

eels," said Robert. "Don

k only

ls," said Greg

e heard of coa

anet, "is it somethi

out a house, that I know

anet. "It couldn't

said Kink; "there's houses on t

cried Heste

and absolutely screamed.

uted together, and with one m

hed and Mrs.

. "And a very pretty one too, and none

Kink handed her the letter; but she had done no more than open

all the others were inside, except Horace Campbell, who had climbed on the roof, a

d Hester, "whose i

ory, and, sitting on the top of the steps, she unfolded

what i

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the very thing. A caravan. It belonged to a lady artist, who, having to live abroad, wished to sell it; and it is now yours. I tell you this so that mother need not be afraid that it is dirty. It should reach you this week, and can stand in the old coach house until you are ready to set forth on the dis

true, if unse

X

ter, and if you want to write to me, address the letter to

le as for the Rotherams and Horace Campbell, however they may have tried, they could not disguise a

y in it and discover

so," said

ll right," said Gregory. "B

View had suddenly become

, and cheered them up by the remark that th

s," sai

theram would let you

said Jack. "But I wi

idiotic that everyon

X.?" Mrs.

ikely person, but why should Mr. Scott hide? He never had done such a thing. Or Mr. Lenox

is standing there waiting to be explored, the questi

Never mind about old X. now," he said