[14]Carrington had an invitation to dinner that evening,and he spent several pleasant hours with his old friends.He went to bed late. [15]In the morning he awoke late,and had to dress in a hurry;but he put on his heavy old shoes again,and ate a quick breakfast.As he rushed off to the station with his bag, he noticed that the snow was even deeper than before.It was difficult to hurry,but he had to catch the train.He heard it coming just as he reached the top of the station steps. [16]He ran quickly down the steps.When he reached the bottom,the train was already in the station,and he opened a carriage door and jumped in.There was no time to go to the waiting-room;but he could not possibly walk about London, or sit at his office desk,in his heavy old garden shoes.He looked out of the window and was delighted to see the faithful Fred standing by the door of the carriage[14] Carrington had an invitation to dinner that evening, and he spent several pleasant hours with his old friends. He went to bed late. [15] In the morning he awoke late, and had to dress in a hurry; but he put on his heavy old shoes again, and ate a quick breakfast. As he rushed off to the station with his bag, he noticed that the snow was even deeper than before. It was difficult to hurry, but he had to catch the train. He heard it coming just as he reached the top of the station steps. [16] He ran quickly down the steps. When he reached the bottom, the train was already in the station, and he opened a carriage door and jumped in. There was no time to go to the waiting-room; but he could not possibly walk about London, or sit at his office desk, in his heavy old garden shoes. He looked out of the window and was delighted to see the faithful Fred standing by the door of the carriage