David would never have asked us to this lonely place for nothing." "David is a good old reliable, Mrs.Gray," cried Hippy.

"Certainly if I had imagined for a moment that he would disappoint us, I never should have dragged my slight frame all this distance." "Good, loyal old Hippy," replied David.

"The surprise is ready, but even if it had not been, there is no exercise so beneficial to stout people as walking." "Well, bring it on, bring it on," exclaimed Reddy.

"We are waiting patiently." "Curb your impatience, Sorrel Top," said David.

"Just follow me, and see what I have to show you." They helped little Mrs.Gray, who was nimble in spite of her years, through a broken gap in the wall of the Omnibus House.