"Why, yes, I think I will."
"I think you'll have to, as the ship has already started. Let us go out on deck."
As they were well bundled up, they opened the door and stepped out on the second story balcony. It was not unlike a deck, and they went and stood by the railing.
"The sea is very blue, isn't it?" said Lady Daffodil, looking down at the bare ground with patches of snow here and there.
"Yes, and see the white caps. Oh, we shall have a fine sail. Are you ever seasick?"
"No; never! Are you?"
"No; I have crossed eighty-seven times, so I'm used to it. Did you know there's a case of diphtheria on board?"
"No, is that so?"
"Yes. Somebody in the steerage, I believe. That's why we're stopped at
Quarantine."
This struck both girls so funny that they had to stop and giggle at it.