The letter caught the last mail and will, I
hope, reach the lady in due course. Now listen again. Scroope wants me
to go to England with him to look after him on the voyage--that's what
he says. What he means is that he hopes I might put in a word for him
with the lady, if I should chance to be introduced to her. He offers
to pay all my expenses and to give me something for my loss of time.
So, as I haven't seen England since I was three years old, I think
I'll take the chance."
Brother John's face fell. "Then how about the expedition, Allan?" he
asked.
"This is the first of November," I answered, "and the wet season in
those parts begins about now and lasts till April. So it would be no
use trying to visit your Pongo friends till then, which gives me
plenty of time to go to England and come out again. If you'll trust
that flower to me I'll take it with me. Perhaps I might be able to
find someone who would be willing to put down money on the chance of
getting the plant on which it grew. Meanwhile, you are welcome to this
house if you care to stay here.
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