But they stayed on, hating the thought of the walk to the station, quite satisfied to remain there without moving in the warmth and cheerful bustle.

If they could have laid their heads against the wall and gone to sleep they'd have asked nothing more.

Amy nodded drowsily once or twice and Clint stared out the sunny window with the somnolent gaze of a well-fed cat.

It was, he reflected, a very beautiful world.

And then their pleasant day-dreams were disturbed by the sudden and rather boisterous entry of a big, broad-shouldered man who seemed to take entire possession of the restaurant and quite dwarf its size.
"Hello, boys!" The newcomer skimmed his hat dexterously to a peg, pulled out a chair with twice as much noise as usually accompanies such an operation and plumped his big body into it with a heartiness which almost set the dishes to rattling in the kitchen.