“Pooh! A doll can’t eat cocoanuts!” said Bunny.
“My doll can,” Sue said.
“Oh, you mean make believe,” said Bunny.
“Yes, make believe,” answered Sue. “Oh, Bunny,” she went on, “let’s ask daddy and mother if we can go on the island!”
“That’ll be lots of fun!” said the little boy.
They ran to their parents, who were just then coming out on deck, and told what they wanted to do. Mr. Brown said:
“That’s queer! I was just going to ask you if you wouldn’t like to go ashore.” He turned to his wife. “We have been on the vessel several days and you must be getting tired of it.”
“No, not very,” replied Mrs. Brown. “But it would be nice to go ashore on the island if we could.”
“I’ll ask Captain Ward about it,” said Mr. Brown.
He went to find the commander, and, coming back a little later, Mr. Brown reported: