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`` Wish we were going on all day ! '' he added . `` So do I , '' added Dave . They expected to reach Oakdale by noon , get dinner there , and then run up to the school . `` Not too fast , Phil , '' warned Mr. Porter , as the shipowner 's son `` let her out a bit , '' as he expressed it . `` You do n't know what sort of a road you 've got beyond the turn . '' `` We 'll soon be coming to some roads we know , '' answered Phil .