Mrs.Linley distinguished herself on this occasion.

It was her excellent idea to avoid popular ports of departure, like Folkestone and Dover, which were sure to be watched, and to get away (if the thing could be done) from some place on the east coast.

We consulted our guide and found that a line of steamers sailed from Hull to Bremen once a week.

A tedious journey from our part of Cumberland, with some troublesome changing of trains, but they got there in time to embark.

My first news of them reached me in a telegram from Bremen.