On Saturdays we're supposed to be on our own." "I lay the blame on buns!" said Ingred.

"We'd have kept with the rest of the school if we hadn't stopped at that confectioner's." "Well, it's no use crying over spilt milk now! What we've got to do is to find some means of getting home.

We can't stay here all day." "I believe it's not very far to Waverley from Denscourt," ventured Beatrice.

"If we can manage to walk, I know some people who live at a house there.

I'd ask them to lend us our fares, and we could catch a train at Waverley station." The idea seemed feasible, and, as it was the only one that suggested itself, they unanimously decided to adopt it.