Chapter 4 GEORGE IS WORRIED
　　They lazed for some time in the sun after they had finished their meal. There were three sandwicheseach left, and half a piece each of the fruit cake. No one had been able to manage a whole piece,much as they would have liked to.
　　Timmy seemed to think he could finish all the cake that was left, but Julian said no. 'It's such agorgeous cake it would be really wasted on Timmy,' he said. 'You've had enough, Tim. Greedy dog!'
　　'Woof,' said Timmy, wagging his tail, and eyeing the cake watchfully¹. He sighed when he saw itbeing packed up. He had only had a bit of George's half-slice - what a cake!
　　'I'll pack three sandwiches and a half-slice of the cake into each of four bags,' said Julian,'Anyone can eat his or hers whenever they like. I expect we shall have a good meal at the farmhouseI've chosen for tonight, so you can eat when you like before then.'
　　'I don't feel as if I could eat anything till tomorrow morning,' said Anne, putting her bag of food intoher rucksack. 'But it's odd how hungry you keep on getting, even if you feel you can't possibly be forhours and hours.'
　　'Well, Timmy can wolf anything you don't want,' said Julian. 'Nothing wasted when Tim's about.
　　Now are we all ready? We're going through a little village soon, where we'll stop for a drink. I 14could do with a ginger-beer. And then on we go to our farm-house. We ought to try and arrive aboutfive, because it gets dark so soon.'
　　'What's the farm-house called?' asked Anne.
　　'Blue Pond Farm,' said Julian. 'Nice name, isn't it? I hope it's still got a blue pond.'
　　'Suppose they haven't room for us?' said Anne.
　　'Oh, they can always put a couple of girls somewhere,' said Julian. 'Dick and I can sleep in a barn ifnecessary. We're not particular!'
　　'I'd like to sleep in a barn too,' said Anne, 'I'd love to. Let's not ask for a bedroom, let's all sleep in abarn - on straw or hay or something.'
　　'No,' said Julian. 'You girls will have to be in the house. It gets cold at night, and we've brought norugs. We boys will be all right with our macs over us. I'm not letting you two girls do that.'
　　'It's stupid being a girl!' said George, for about the millionth time in her life. 'Always having to becareful when boys can do as they like! I'm going to sleep in a barn, anyway. I don't care what yousay, Ju!'
　　'Oh yes you do,' said Julian, 'You know quite well that if ever you go against the orders of the chief -that's me, my girl, in case you didn't know it - you won't come out with us again. You may look like aboy and behave like a boy, but you're a girl all the same. And like it or not, girls have got to be takencare of.'
　　'I should have thought that boys hated having to take care of girls,' said George, sulkily.

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