Godfreymanagedtobelateagain，andonlyreachedhomefiveminutesafterhisfather，whohadbicycledinsteadofwalkingfromthestationashesupposedthathewoulddo。
“Iforgottogiveordersaboutyourlunch，“saidMr。Knighttentatively。“Ihopethatyoumanagedtogetsome。“
“Oh，yes，Father；thatis，Ilunchedout，attheHall。“
“Indeed!IdidnotknowthatSirJohnhadarrived。“
“No，hehasn’t；atleastIhavenotseenhim。IlunchedwithIsobel。“