To have explained this would have taken more time than he could spare; besides, it was "a great moral question," whose importance Mr.Spicer and his companion would not be likely to apprehend; so he made a short story of it, and resumed his walk, thankful that he had got rid of Tom.
Mr.Spicer and his friend, after fastening the horse to the fence, went to the woods in search of Tom.
Bobby reached the station just in time to take the cars, and in a moment was on his way to the city..