BydaylightBasilandIsabelfoundthemselvesatoppositeendsofthecar，strugglingseverallywiththeproblemofthemorning’stoilet。Whenthecombatwasended，theyweresurprisedatthedecencyoftheirappearance，andIsabelsaid，“IthinkI’mpresentabletoanearlyBroadwaypublic，andI’veafancyfornotgoingtoahotel。Lucywillbeexpectingusouttherebeforenoon；andwecanpassthetimepleasantlyenoughforafewhoursjustwanderingabout。“
Shewasawomanwholovedanycheapdefianceofcustom，andshehadanagreeablesenseofadventureinwhatsheproposed。Besides，shefeltthatnothingcouldbemoreintheunconventionalspiritinwhichtheymeanttomaketheirwholejourneythanastrollaboutNewYorkathalf-
pastsixinthemorning。
“Delightful！“answeredBasil，whowasalwayscharmedwiththesesmalloriginalities。“Youlookwellenoughforaneveningparty；andbesides，youwon’tmeetoneofyourowncriticalclassonBroadwayatthishour。
Wewillbreakfastatoneofthosegildedmetropolitanrestaurants，andthengoroundtoLeonard’s，whowillbeabletogiveusjustthreeunhurriedseconds。Afterthatwe’llpushonouttohisplace。“