“Oh, I will look for him with pleasure, sir. I dare say he and his whole suite of attendants are gathered around some organ grinder, monkey, or dancing dog, and can’t tear themselves away from the attraction,” laughed Dick, as he hurriedly left the room. Again the General sat down to wait, but being very restless and impatient, again started up and walked the floor with rapid strides for three or four minutes. “Another five minutes gone!” he presently exclaimed—“another five minutes gone, and none of them returned yet; and now I have not a second more of time left. I will go down and look after them myself.” And so saying, he picked up his hat and rushed down-stairs and out of the street door. He met Dick, the waiter and Jacob, hurrying towards the house. “Well! well! Where is little Lenny?” he quickly demanded. “We cannot find him or his nurse anywhere,” said the waiter. “I saw them with the Punch and Judy half an hour ago. I reckon as they followed of ’em to some distant street,” said Jacob. “I do not think there is the slightest reason to be alarmed. Pina is quite capable of taking care of the child,” remarked Dick. “Oh, I am not in the least alarmed about little Lenny; I was only anxious to bid the little fellow good-by before leaving town; but, if I cannot do so, I must be content. Well, Dick, my boy, we must really now be off. We will run up and bid Anna good-by and go,” said the General. But Anna saved them the trouble. She came down-stairs, followed by a porter bringing the travelers’ portmanteaus, which were placed in the cab. The policemen were in waiting. General Lyon and Dick kissed and blessed Anna, and commended Drusilla and little Lenny to her care; and then entered their cab, followed by their attendants, and their whole party set out for the railroad station. CHAPTER XXII. THE MISSING BOY. Go, when the hunter’s hand hath wrung From forest caves her shrieking young, And calm the lonely lioness; But soothe not, mock not, my distress.—BYRON. Anna returned to the drawing-room to face the difficulty of her duty to keep Drusilla ignorant of the real cause of General Lyon’s and Richard Hammond’s journey to Southampton, and to do this without either telling or acting a falsehood. She wished to put off the evil hour as long as possible, so as to have time to perfect her plan of action, and therefore she kept away from Drusilla’s chamber and remained in the drawing-room. Drusilla’s sleep was long and unbroken. It was four o’clock in the afternoon before she joined Anna. She—Drusilla—looked refreshed and blooming. “You have had a good nap,” said Anna. “Yes,” said Drusilla, smiling, as she sat down, but looking all round as if in search of some one. “You are looking for grandpa and Dick?” said Anna. “Yes, and for little Lenny and Pina,” answered Drusilla.