Never mind! It was morning, and to-day, actually to-day, she would see Percy! By nine o'clock Miss Beach and Winona were speeding along in the express for Dunningham.

Here they changed, and began a slow and tiresome cross-country journey, with a couple of hours to wait at an uninteresting junction.
"We shall get back a little quicker than we came," Aunt Harriet explained, "because we can take advantage of the boat express, which will save us an hour and a half.

It's most wearisome to jog along in these local trains, stopping at every tiny little station." "One longs to be in the car," said Winona.
"We might have gone in the car if it had been within reasonable distance.

We couldn't possibly have motored to Prestwick and back in a day, though! Trains may be hot and stuffy, but they get one over the ground." It was nearly two o'clock before they reached their destination.

They had just time for a hasty lunch at a restaurant, and then Aunt Harriet hailed a taxi and they drove to the hospital.