You're coming, aren't you ?" Having adopted the plan, she pursued it with the energy of a child.
Rachel took her part with eagerness.
"Of course I'm coming.

So are you, Helen.

And Mr.Pepper too." As she sat she realised that she was surrounded by people she knew, but that Terence was not among them.

From various angles people began saying what they thought of the proposed expedition.

According to some it would be hot, but the nights would be cold; according to others, the difficulties would lie rather in getting a boat, and in speaking the language.
Mrs.Flushing disposed of all objections, whether due to man or due to nature, by announcing that her husband would settle all that.
Meanwhile Mr.Flushing quietly explained to Helen that the expedition was really a simple matter; it took five days at the outside; and the place--a native village--was certainly well worth seeing before she returned to England.