She picked him up and hugged him.
*CHAPTER XXXIII*
Nell, carrying Jim O'Driscoll upstairs beneath her pinafore, nearly fell
down at the sudden loud rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat that echoed through the
house.
Sarah came running to open the door. They peeped over the balusters;
Ted dashed in, up the stairs, and into them.
"You seem to be in a hurry," Denis suggested.
"Er--no--"
He stood silent.
"Police after you, old man? We'll hide you. Get into Jim's cage, and
they won't know the difference!"
Nell was looking at Ted.