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СThanks,Т said Dick, feeling very angry indeed with the man who had said СarТ and sent them all wrong the day before. The boy waved, and set off across a moorland path.
СWe certainly went the wrong way last night,Т said Dick, as they walked over the fields they had crossed in the dark the night before. СPoor Anne! Dragging you all that way in the dark and the rain to a horrible place that wasnТt Blue Pond Farm-house after all. I canТt think what Julian is going to say to me.Т
СWell, it was my fault too,Т said Anne. СDick, letТs go down to the Three Shepherds and telephone Blue Pond Farm-house from there, shall we? If itТs on the phone, that is. I donТt somehow feel as if I want to walk for miles and perhaps not find Blue Pond Farmhouse again.Т
СGood idea,Т said Dick. СThe Three Shepherds was where that woman was shaking a duster out of the window, wasnТt it? She told Julian the way to Spiggy House. I wonder how old Timmy is. I hope heТs better. I say - this hike isnТt as good as we hoped it would be, is it?Т
СWell, thereТs still time for it to be all right!Т said Anne, much more cheerfully than she felt. She so badly wanted her breakfast that she felt quite bad-tempered!
СWeТll telephone to Julian from the Three Shepherds to say what happened to us,Т said Dick, as they came to the lane where they had floundered in the mud the night before. He helped Anne over the stile and they jumped down to the narrow road. СAnd whatТs more, weТll have breakfast at the Three Shepherds - and I bet we eat more than ever the Three Shepherds did, whoever they were!Т
Anne felt more cheerful at once. She had thought they would have to walk all the way to find Blue Pond Farm-house before they had breakfast!
СSee - a stream does flow right across the road here,Т she said. СNo wonder I got my feet wet yesterday! Come on - the thought of breakfast makes my legs want to run!Т
They at last arrived in Beacons Village, and made their way to the inn. On the sign three shepherds were painted, looking rather gloomy.
СThey look like I feel,Т said Anne, Сbut I shall soon feel different. Oh Dick - think of porridge - and bacon and eggs - and toast and marmalade!Т
СWe must telephone first,Т said Dick, firmly - and then he suddenly stopped, just as he was going into the inn. Someone was calling him.
СDICK! DICK! ANNE! Look, there they are! Hey, Dick, DICK!Т
It was JulianТs voice! Dick swung round in delight. He saw Julian, George and Timmy racing along the village street, shouting and waving. Timmy was first to reach them of course - and there was no sign of limping either! He leapt on them, barking madly, and licked every bare part of them he could reach.
СOh, Ju! IТm so glad to see you!Т said Anne, in rather a trembling voice. СWe lost our way last night. George, is Timmy all right?Т
СQuite, Absolutely,Т said George. СYou see...Т
СHave you had breakfast?Т interrupted Julian. СWe havenТt. We were so worried about you we were just going to see the police. But now we can all have breakfast together and tell our news!Т


Chapter Eight

ALL TOGETHER AGAIN

It was wonderful to be all together again. Julian took hold of AnneТs arm and squeezed it. СAll right, Anne?Т he said, rather worried at her pale face.
Anne nodded. She felt better at once, now she had Julian, George and Timmy, as well as Dick. СIТm only just terribly hungry,Т she said.
СIТll ask for breakfast straight away,Т said Julian. СAll news later!Т
The woman who had leaned out of the window shaking a duster the evening before, came up to them. СI expect itТs a bit late for you,Т said Julian. СBut we havenТt had any breakfast. What have you got?Т
СPorridge and cream,Т said the woman. СAnd our own cured bacon and our own eggs. Our own honey and the bread I bake myself. Will that do? And coffee with cream?Т
СI could hug you,Т said Julian, beaming at her. The others felt the same. They went into a small, cosy dining-room and sat down to wait. Soon a smell of frying bacon and hot strong coffee would come into the room - what joy!
СYour news first,Т said Dick, patting Timmy. СDid you get to Spiggy House? Was Mr. Gaston there?Т
СNo, he wasnТt,Т said Julian. СHe was out somewhere. He had a very nice wife who made us wait for him, and said he wouldnТt mind in the least looking at Timmy when he came back. So we waited and waited,Т
СWe waited till half past seven!Т said George, Сand we felt rather awkward because we thought it might be getting near their meal-time. And then at last Mr. Gaston came.Т
СHe was awfully kind,Т said Julian. СHe looked at TimmyТs leg, and then he did something, I donТt know what - put it back into place, I suppose - and Timmy gave a yell and George flung herself on him, and Mr. Gaston roared with laughter at George...Т
СWell, he was very rough with TimmyТs leg,Т said George СBut he knew what he was doing, of course, and now Timmy is perfectly all right, except for that bruise on his back, and even that is getting better. He can run as well as ever.Т
СIТm glad,Т said Anne. СI kept thinking of poor old Tim all last night.Т She patted him, and he licked her lavishly and wetly.
СWhat did you do then?Т asked Dick.
СWell, Mrs. Gaston insisted on us staying to supper,Т said Julian. СShe simply wouldnТt take no for an answer, and I must say that by that time we were jolly hungry. So we stayed - and we had a jolly good meal too. So did Timmy! You should have seen his tummy afterwards - as round as a barrel. Good thing itТs gone down today or I was thinking of changing his name to Tummy.Т They all laughed, George especially.
СIdiot,Т she said. СWell, we didnТt leave till about nine oТclock. We didnТt worry about you because we felt sure you would be safely at Blue Pond Farm-house and would guess weТd had to wait about with Timmy. And when we got there and found you hadnТt arrived - well, we were in a state!Т
СAnd then we thought you must have found somewhere else for the night,Т said Julian, Сbut we thought if we heard nothing weТd go down to the police first thing this morning and report your disappearance!Т
СSo down we came - without any breakfast either!Т said George. СThat shows how worried we were! Blue Pond Farm-house was nice. They gave us a bed each in two tiny little rooms, and Timmy slept with me, of course Т
A wonderful smell came creeping into the little dining-room, followed by the inn-woman carrying a large tray. On it was a steaming tureen of porridge, a bowl of golden syrup, a jug of very thick cream, and a dish of bacon and eggs, all piled high on crisp brown toast. Little mushrooms were on the same dish.
СItТs like magic!Т said Anne, staring СJust the very things I longed for!Т
СToast, marmalade and butter to come, and the coffee and hot milk,Т said the woman, busily setting everything out. СAnd if you want any more bacon and eggs, just ring the bell.Т
СToo good to be true!Т said Dick, looking at the table. СFor goodnessТ sake, help yourselves quickly, girls, or I shall forget my manners and grab.Т
It was a wonderful breakfast - extra wonderful because they were all so ravenously hungry. There wasnТt a word said as they spooned up their porridge and cream, sweetened with golden syrup. Timmy had a dishful too - he loved porridge, though he didnТt like the syrup - it made his whiskers sticky!
СI feel better,Т said Anne, looking at the porridge dish. СThe thing is - shall I have some more porridge and risk not enjoying my bacon and eggs so much - or shall I go straight on with bacon and eggs?Т
СA difficult question,Т said Dick. СAnd one that I am faced with too. On the whole I think IТll go on with bacon and eggs - we can always have more of those if we want to - and those little mushrooms really do make my mouth water! ArenТt we greedy? But how can anyone help that when theyТre so hungry?Т
СYou havenТt told us a single word of what happened to you last night,Т said Julian, serving out the bacon and eggs with a generous hand. СNow that youТve got something inside you, perhaps you feel able to tell us exactly why you ignored my instructions and didnТt arrive where you were supposed to last night.Т
СYou sound like our headmaster at school!Т said Dick. СThe plain fact is - we got lost! And when we did finally arrive somewhere, we thought it was Blue Pond Farm-house, and we stayed the night there.Т
СI see,Т said Julian, СBut didnТt the people there tell you it wasnТt the right place? Just so that you could have let us know? You must have known that we would worry about you.Т
СWell, the old woman there was stone-deaf,Т explained Anne, attacking her bacon and eggs vigorously. СShe didnТt understand a word we said, and as we thought it was Blue Pond Farm-house, we stayed there - though it was a horrible place. And we were worried because you didnТt arrive!Т