"Not Norcaster?
Ah, well, Northborough's a port, too, isn't it ?" "Northborough is as near to Scarhaven as Norcaster is, you know," said Gilling.

"To Northborough he booked, anyhow.

So did Swallow, who, now that he'd got him, was going to follow him to the North Pole, if need be.
The train was just starting--Swallow had no time to communicate with me.
Also, the train didn't stop until it reached Grantham.

There he sent me a wire, saying he was on the track of his man.

Well, they went on to Northborough, where they arrived late in the evening.