“I’m so glad to see you!” she exclaimed, smiling.
“So am I, you. Will you sit down on the boat? It is quite dry,” he said, as he pointed to the upturned skiff upon which he himself had been seated.
“Oh, yes, I thank you. I would like to sit down because I have been walking all over the promontory and I am so tired,” she said, as she seated herself.
“Put your feet on this stone, the sands are damp,” said the lad, as he placed a flat piece of rock near her.
“Yes; I thank you. And you sit down, too. Don’t you stand,” she continued. He obeyed the little lady, and seated himself beside her.
“Oh, I am so glad I found you!” she exclaimed, with dancing eyes.
“So am I you; very glad,” he answered, quietly.
“Have you got anybody to play with?” was her next question.
“No,” he replied.
“No more have I. What is your name, little boy?”