"
"Home! Yes, Ellen is getting ready for you. Not your room--oh, no!
but the state bedroom! When will you come? My leave is only till
Tuesday."
"Oh! I don't know how to think of the drive," sighed Herbert
wearily.
"We must wait for a fine day, when he feels strong enough," said
Jenny.
"All right," said Phil; "but ten days or a fortnight there will be
quite enough, and then you'll come. There are some friends of
yours, that only looked at me, I can tell you, for the sake of your
name--eh, Master Herbs?"
Herbert did not rise to the bait; but Jenny said, "The Miss
Strangeways?"
"Yes. Wouldn't he be flattered to hear of the stunning excitement
when they heard of Captain Bowater, and how the old lady, their
mother, talked by the yard about him? You'll get a welcome indeed
when you come, old fellow. When shall it be?"
"No, thank you, Phil," said Herbert, gravely. "I shall come back
here as soon as I am well enough. But there is one thing I wish you
would do for me."
"Well, what? I'll speak about having any horse you please taken up
for you to ride; I came over on Brown Ben, but he would shake you
too much.
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