"It was a lucky chance meeting him," Hal rattled on.  "After dinner I had a nap, and then I went for a stroll.  I crossed over the river and went up the field that lies next to the Wilderness, and there, sitting on a gate, I saw Dodds.  I can tell you I was surprised, and so was he. We talked for a bit, and then he asked me to come and play cricket.  We had an awfully jolly afternoon, I can tell you," Hal added for the fiftieth time, at least.  "I am jolly glad that he is here."