"Oh, all that seems very nice! I hope we will have as good a time there as we had at Bermuda."
"I hope so, daughter," he said. "Ah, here come the rest of our little family and your Uncle Harold."
Affectionate good-mornings were exchanged; then the talk ran on the subject uppermost in all their minds—Jamaica, and what its attractions were likely to be for them.
"I have been thinking," said Harold, "that some spot on the central heights may prove a pleasant and beneficial place for some weeks' sojourn for all of us, the ailing ones in particular."
At that moment his mother joined them and he broached the same idea to her.
"If we find a pleasant and comfortable lodging place I am willing to try it," she replied, in her usual cheery tones.
At that moment came the call to breakfast; speedily responded to by all the passengers. Appetites and viands were alike good and the chat was cheerful and lively.
The weather was clear and warm enough to make the deck, where a gentle breeze could be felt, the most agreeable lounging-place, as well as the best, for enjoying the view of the sea and any passing vessel.
As usual, the children presently found their way to their Grandma Elsie's side and asked for a story or some information concerning the island toward which they were journeying.
"You know something about it, I suppose?" she said, inquiringly.