22/43 Get whatever you have to carry; I'll see to the bill." "But how can I go on without a shirt ?" "I have shirts in abundance. March!" And before very long they were side by side in the vehicle, speeding along the level road towards Castellammare and the mountains. This exertion of native energy had been beneficial to Mallard's temper; he talked almost genially. Elgar, too, had subdued his restiveness, and began to look forward with pleasure to the expedition. |