CHAPTER XXXII 



THE DRIVE TO GREAT ROCK 



The sun was very hot when we started on our 

 drive to Great Rock with Mrs. Todd. We had 

 three seats in the surrey, and I sat on the back 

 one with Kate Hood and Philip. Tommy was in 

 front with Barney, who is Mrs. Todd's coachman, 

 and Grandmother and Mrs. Todd were in the 

 middle. 



Mrs. Todd said : " This is to be a drive and not 

 a botanical excursion. The rock is a long way off, 

 so we must go on steadily and not stop to look at 

 every flower we pass." 



Once Mrs. Todd had been to drive with Tommy 

 and his father, and she teased them afterward be- 

 cause their horse went from one side of the road 

 to the other, and stopped himself wherever there 

 were many flowers. 



As soon as we were a little way from Warley 

 Towers Philip wanted to sing; but Grandmother 

 said we must save singing until we were on the 

 way home. Kate Hood said: " Let's tell stories," 

 but we couldn't do that because Tommy was too 

 far away to hear all we said. 



" Enjoy the views," he called back to us. 

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