They had reached the beach and Bet was opening the door of the boat house as she spoke and when Kit saw the little green canoe, she was speechless. She looked at it with glowing eyes.
"Isn't it a dear? It's mine!" said Bet.
"Can you go out with it whenever you want to?"
"Yes, any time."
"I've never been in a boat in my life!" Kit's breath came in excited little gasps. "Could we go out in it today?"
"Never had a boat ride!" exclaimed Joy. "How funny! What did you do with yourself?"
"Well, mostly I rode Powder, my cowpony. That was fun. Horseback riding is great sport!"
"You're the lucky one! I've never had a horseback ride in my life."
"What!" cried Kit. "Never had a horseback ride? How funny!"
And everybody laughed, for what was a common-place happening for one was in the nature of an adventure for the other.