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The Slowcoach

CHAPTER 24
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They could be carried underneath quite easily." "Very good," said Mr.Scott.

"And you, "I heard about a caravan yesterday," said Mary, "that had two little swings at the back for small children when they were tired." "That's a good idea," said Mr.Lenox.

"For Gregory, for instance." "I'm not a small child," said Gregory, "and I don't get tired." "Oh," said Janet, "what about those times when you said you couldn't walk at all ?" "Shut up," said Gregory.
"Very well, then," said Mr.Scott; "if you really are still keen on caravaning, I'll give you a new one, with proper title-deeds, in case any new Mr.Amory turns up, and we will all superintend its building." "Hurrah!" cried the children.
"And we'll call it Slowcoach the Second." It was at this point that Uncle Christopher came in.
"This is very sad," he said.

"To think of my nephews and nieces running off with another person's caravan!" "But what shall we do ?" Mrs.Avory asked.
"There's nothing to do," said Uncle Christopher, "but to have it cleaned up and put in order as soon as possible, and sent round to its real owner." "The dreadful thing," said Janet, "is the twenty-five pounds." "Yes, I know," said Uncle Christopher; "but I believe there's a way out of even that difficulty.

I told your aunt all about it when I got back from the office, and she wished me to tell you that she would like to refund the twenty-five pounds herself." There was a long pause.
"O dear," said Janet at last, as she hid her face in her mother's arms, "everybody is much too kind.".


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