"Oh, I'm so glad! You are such a good, kind papa," she said, delightedly, giving him a hug.
"The very best you have ever had, I suppose," he responded, with a pleased laugh.
"Yes, indeed," she answered, naïvely, quite missing the point of his jest.
On reaching home Edward and Zoe reported their conversation with the lady in the dory, and asked, "Shall we not go?"
"I think so, by all means, since it is for benevolent objects," said
Elsie.
"Or anyhow, since we feel in duty bound to see all that is to be seen on this island," said Captain Raymond.
No dissenting voice was raised, and when the next morning word came that Mrs. Mack would exhibit that afternoon if a party were made up to attend, they all agreed to go.
The distance was too great for ladies and children to walk, so carriages were ordered. Captain Raymond and his family filled one.
"This is the street that oldest house is on," remarked Lulu, as they turned a corner; "I mean that one we went to see; that has the big horse-shoe on its chimney."
"What do they have that for, papa?" asked Grace.