Alice became tired of sitting in her chair, and went to the rail to look over the side and see how pretty the water looked as the ship cut through it. Soon the young girl whom she had seen the day before came up to her and said, "Have you ever crossed before?"
Alice said, "No, have you?"
"Oh, yes, several times; and I do enjoy every minute, for I am never sick."
Alice asked her name, and she answered, "Nellie Ford. What is yours and where are you going?"
Alice told her name and that she was going to Nuremberg.
Nellie said, "I have never been there. We are going to Brussels, and it is such a beautiful city."
They talked on until the gong sounded, and agreed to meet again after lunch.
At dinner that night Alice found the cake which the captain had promised her on the table. After thanking him, she asked if she might send a piece of it to her new friend.
"Of course, my dear," said the captain. "It is yours to do with just as you please."
The second day was very much like the first, only Mrs. Winter was able to be on deck, and Nellie Ford introduced her to Mr. and Mrs. Ford, and they soon settled to a little party of six, as passengers on a steamer are very apt to do.