Want to reach Hull at any particular time, sir ?" "No," answered Allerdyke.

"Go along as you've come.

You'll have a bit of uphill work over the edge of the Wolds, now.

When we strike Hull, go to the Station Hotel." He went to sleep again as soon as they moved out of Howden, and he only awoke when the car stopped at the hotel door in Hull.

A night-porter, hearing the buzz of the engine, came out.
"Put the car in the garage, Gaffney, and then get yourself a bed and lie as long as you like," said Allerdyke.