“Look! There’s the prettiest place under those two pines that seem to be twins,” Adele exclaimed.
“True enough!” said Madge. “And the ground is covered with dry pine-needles.” Then, turning to her brother, she gayly called, “My good Man Friday, bring the basket and follow us.”
Everett didn’t much care what he was called, as long as he was being called to a feast, and so with several long strides he reached the place ahead of the girls.
“Yum! Yum!” he said as he placed the basket on the ground. “Please do hurry and give me some.”
“Isn’t it fun not to know what is in the basket!” Adele exclaimed, as Madge knelt down and took off the red table-cloth which covered the top.
“A bit of color to enliven the scenery,” Everett said, as he helped Eva spread the cloth on the ground.
“Now,” Madge exclaimed mysteriously, “within our basket are four square boxes, one apiece. I’ll give you the biggest one, Everett, even if it isn’t manners.”
“Thanks for your generosity,” Everett exclaimed. “I shall eat every crumb which this box contains.”
“Perhaps it’s something which doesn’t crumble,” Adele suggested.
Everett lifted the cover just a crack and peeped under.