Chapter 4 A FINE CAMPING-PLACE
Toby had put all the camping-out gear in a nearby barn. He took the Five there, with Benny and thepigling trailing after. Binky came, too, so friendly now with Timmy that they trotted¹ along side byside, occasionally pushing against each other like schoolboys!
Julian and Dick looked at the pile of canvas, the pegs² and the ropes. Yes, these two tents would dovery well, though if the weather stayed like this they would hardly need tents! They could lay theirrugs out on the springy heather.
'This is fine, Toby,' said Julian gratefully. 'You've even provided a kettle and a frying-pan.'
'Well, you might want to cook a meal,' said Toby. 'Or boil soup. There's a saucepan for that - ah, hereit is!'
He picked it up and promptly³ put it on Benny's head, where it stuck tightly on his yellow curls.
Benny yelled and ran at Toby, hitting him with his fists. The little pig rushed away in fright anddisappeared round a corner.
Anne took the saucepan off poor Benny's head. 'You're all right!' she said. 'It was a funny hat to wear,wasn't it?'
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'Curly's runned away again!' wept Benny, and he pummelled the laughing Toby. 'I hate you, I hateyou!'
'You go and find him,' said Toby, fending⁴ off the angry small boy, and Benny ran off on his fat littlelegs.
'Well, we've got rid of him for a few minutes,' said Toby. 'Now - is there anything I've forgotten?
You've got torches, I suppose? What about candles - and matches?'
'We've got those, too,' said Dick. 'And we've brought macs and swim-suits - but that's about all. I seeyou've put a couple of rugs here as well in case we're cold!'
'Well, it might turn wet and chilly,' said Toby. 'Of course, if it snows, or anything like that, you'llhave to come and borrow some more rugs! Now, shall I help you to fix them on your bikes?'
It was too difficult to fix everything on to the four bikes, and in the end Toby found a hand-cart andthe children piled everything into that.
'We'll fetch our bikes some other time,' said Julian.
'Leave them here!' said Toby. 'They'll be all right. Are you going now? Well, I'll get a packageMother's got ready for you - you know, ham and new-laid eggs and bread and butter and the rest.'
'It's most awfully

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