"Oh, he is your uncle, too! Did you come from another Boston, truly now?"
"Yes, it was Boston."
"And like this?"
"Oh, no."
"Did you know ever so many girls?"
"No. We lived quite out of the town."
"And, oh, were you not afraid to cross the ocean? Suppose there had been a pirate or something?"
"I didn't know anything about pirates," said Doris. "But I was afraid at first, when you could not see any land for days and days. There were two little girls and they had a doll. We played together and grew used to the water. But it was worse when it stormed."
"I should have been frightened out of my life. Grandmamma has been to England. We have some cousins there, but they are grown-up people and married. Which place do you like best?"
"I had no real relatives there after papa died. Oh, I like this Boston best."