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We assured him that , as far as we were concerned , we were , and impatient to set out without delay . `` Where is Steel Spring ? '' Mr. Brown asked , while sipping his punch , with a gratified expression upon his face that showed how highly he enjoyed it . `` We are to meet him at Dan 's at one o'clock . '' `` Then we had better be moving , '' the inspector said , emptying his glass , and rising . `` I heard from one of my folks to-night , and he tells me that the gathering is unusually large at the ` Cricket , ' and to prevent mistakes , I have stationed a small force of trusty men within sound of a call in case they are required . '' We left Rover in charge of the store and the sick man , and locked up , and then picked our way towards Gravel Pit Hill , where the `` Cricket '' was located .