"Young men, I am more than delighted to shake hands with you," said the governor.  "It looks as if you and the other crew over yonder were upon an epoch-making tour, for you are not ten minutes behind your schedule, as we have it in the London papers and also in our own Colombian newspaper.  My only regret is that you do not represent England instead of America."  He laughed good-naturedly as he made the last remark.