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`` Very good , '' said Jack , bounding to his feet . `` Come on , let 's go . It 's ten o'clock now . If we hurry , we can cover the sixty miles to Mineola , put up the plane , and be in the city by noon . That will give us two or three hours there , and we can be home easily in time for dinner . '' `` All right , '' said Bob . `` I 'll tell Della where we are going , in case Mother is n't up yet .