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After supper he took them outside the Hollow, and they lay on their backs
and studied the stars, about which he knew everything that can be known,
and nothing whatever that Gregory wanted to know.
And they went to bed early, to be ready for the long journey on the
morrow-- with their feet covered with Mr. Lenox's ointment--declaring it
was one of the most delightful days they had ever spent.
CHAPTER 12
STRATFORD-ON-AVON
The next morning was dull, but dry, and they were ready early, for there
were sixteen miles to be done before Stratford-on-Avon was reached. They
were, however, easy miles, twelve of them being on the flat beside the
Stour.
Mr.MacAngus had decided to stay on in those parts a little longer before
making for Cropthorne, and therefore, after helping with the inspanning, as
he called packing up, he said good-bye, but gave them a list of the places
where it was worth while asking for him. They were sorry to lose him, but
the immediate future was too exciting, with Stratford-on-Avon and Mrs.
Avory in it, to allow time for regrets.
After a day entirely without any adventures they found Mrs. Avory. She was
waiting for them at the Shakespeare Hotel, which is one of the most
fascinating inns in England, with staircases and passages in lavish
profusion, and bedrooms named after the plays.
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