"In weather like this nothing could be more desirable," said she, "than to have one's own comfortably cushioned carriage; and besides, I have always told you we owe it to our children to show the people here that, whatever misfortunes we have had, we _have_ been people of consequence." She added after a moment in conclusion: "Harold has brought the best grease for the wheels." She had her way therefore, and in course of time the ladies, and as many of the children as could be crowded into the carriage, thus commenced the last stage of their journey.

The others were driven on by Trenholme.
As for the little boys, "a good run behind," their mother said, was just what they needed to warm them up.
They began running behind, but soon ran in front, which rather confused Mrs.Rexford's ideas of order, but still the carriage lumbered on..