"Get down to what place ?" "I have forgotten its name," said Basil vaguely, putting his hands in his pockets as he rose.

"Something Common near Purley.

Has any one got a timetable ?" "You don't seriously mean," cried Rupert, who had been staring in a sort of confusion of emotions.

"You don't mean that you want to go to Buxton Common, do you?
You can't mean that!" "Why shouldn't I go to Buxton Common ?" asked Basil, smiling.
"Why should you ?" said his brother, catching hold again restlessly of the plant in the window and staring at the speaker.
"To find our friend, the lieutenant, of course," said Basil Grant.

"I thought you wanted to find him ?" Rupert broke a branch brutally from the plant and flung it impatiently on the floor.