Such a looking out there was of hats
and wraps, of guns and fishing tackle. The colonel was to drive in
person. Mr. Terry was to be chief of the commissariat under Mrs.
Carmichael. Mr. Bigglethorpe was to direct fishing operations, and
bring, with the assistance of Mr. Terry, the scow and Rawdon's boat to
the Encampment lake. Marjorie was wild with delight, and insisted on
going with the grandfather and dear Mr Biggles. It was ten o'clock when
all the preparations were concluded, and Timotheus brought round the
capacious waggon. All the household assembled to see the picnic party
off, and the young Carruthers lifted up their voices and wept. The whole
ten got in, but there was no free rollicking Irish voice to sing:--
Wait for the waggon.
And we'll all take a ride.
CHAPTER XVIII.
At the Encampment--Botany--Fishing--Matilda--The New
Lake--Tillycot--Luncheon--After Recreation--New Visitors to
Tillycot--Edifying Talk--Songs on the Way Home--Mr. Bigglethorpe's
Departure--Uncle and Niece--Mr. Bangs and Rufus--Ladies Catch a
Burglar--The Constable Secures Him--Muggins' Death--Burglars
Repulsed--Rebecca Toner--The Clergy Hilarious--A Young Lady Finds a
Poem.
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