Our party, who had followed at so slight a distance as to be able to keep the cadets in sight to the door of entrance, did not attempt to look in upon them at their meal, but hurried on to the hotel to give attention to their own breakfasts,—the keen morning air and the exercise of walking having bestowed upon each one an excellent appetite.
Max and Lulu were very eager to "get back in time to see everything," as they expressed it, so began eating in great haste.
Their father gently admonished them to be more deliberate.
"You must not forget," he said, "that food must be thoroughly masticated in order to digest properly; and those who indulge in eating at such a rapid rate will be very likely soon to suffer from indigestion."
"And we may as well take our time," added Mr. Keith, "for it will be an hour or more before anything of special interest will be going on among the cadets."
"What do they do next, sir?" asked Max.
"Morning drill, which is not very interesting, comes next; then the tents are put in order."
"That must take a good while," remarked Lulu.
"From three to five minutes, perhaps."