“His house isn’t in the ocean, and sharks is only in the ocean,” declared Freddie.
“Well, maybe his house is near the ocean,” went on the little “fat fairy.”
“Cousin Jasper is in the hospital,” Nan remarked; “and I guess they don’t have any sharks there.”
“Maybe they have alligators,” added Bert with a smile.
“Really?” asked Nan.
“Well, you know Florida is where they have lots of alligators,” went on her older brother. “And we’re going to Florida.”
“I don’t like alligators any more than I like sharks,” Nan said, with a little shivery sort of shake. “I just like dogs and cats and chickens.”
“And goats,” said Flossie. “You like goats, don’t you, Nan?”
“Yes, I like the kind of a goat we had when we went to Blueberry Island,” agreed Nan. “But look! What are the sailors doing?”
She pointed to some of the men from the ship, who were going about the decks, picking up chairs and lashing fast, with ropes, things that might roll or slide about.