“And it’s got real water around it!” added Bunny.
“I should think it would have,” said his mother. “A big ship like the Beacon couldn’t very well sail on a grass plot as your pretend boat sails at home.”
“That water is the Delaware River,” explained Mr. Brown. “We shall go down the river in a little while.”
“Oh, aren’t we going on the rolling ocean?” asked Bunny, in disappointed tones.
“Yes,” answered his father. “The Delaware River empties into the ocean. We shall be on the big waves soon enough, don’t worry!”
This pleased the children, and they walked up the gangplank and on board the Beacon.
“Glad to see you,” said Captain Ward, who knew Mr. Brown. “I’ll call a steward and have him take you to your staterooms.”
“Oh, what cute little cabins!” cried Sue, as she looked in the one where she and her mother were to sleep.
“Look! There are bunks!” called Bunny, pointing to the beds fastened one above the other against the wall.
Then, as the steward was pointing out places for them to stow away their luggage, the ship began to tremble and seemed to be moving.