You'll be sick." "But just think!" expostulated Harry.

"The things have been there all night." "It makes no difference," said Mrs.Loudon.

"You must have your breakfast first." Mr.Loudon now put in a word, and Selim was led back to the stable.
"Well, I suppose I must," said poor Harry, with an air of resignation.
"Come in, Tom, and have something to eat." The news spread rapidly.

Harvey Davis was soon on hand, and by the time breakfast was over, nearly every body in the village knew that the telegraph things had come.
Harry and Tom did not get off as soon as they expected, for Mr.Loudon advised them to take the spring-wagon--for they would need it to haul their apparatus to the telegraphic stations--and the horse had to be harnessed, and the cases which were to protect the instruments, when not in use, were to be brought from the carpenter-shop, and so it seemed very late before they started.
Just as they were ready to go, up galloped Brandeth Price and Wilson Ogden.

So away they all went together, two of the Board in the wagon and three on horseback.
Kate stood at the front gate looking after them.