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was just a sudden telephone call from Master Lesley"s father," said Joan, smiling at Berta. „He had to see your uncle in a hurry - about some figures."
„Why didn"t Pops come down here - then he could have seen me?" demanded Berta at once.
„Because everyone would have known who you are, then," said Dick. „We"re hiding you, don"t forget!"
„Oh yes - well I do believe I had forgotten," said Berta, rather surprised at herself. „It"s so lovely down here in Kirrin with you all. The days seem to swim by!"
„Your mother said you had better go off on all-day picnics in the boat," said Joan to George. „That was to make things easy for me, of course. But I don"t mind what you do -
you can come back to lunch each day, if you like."
„I do so like you, Joan!" said Berta, giving the surprised cook a sudden hug. „You"re a real honey!"
„In fact, she"s quite wunnerful!" said Dick. „It"s all right, Joan - we"ll go out for the midday meal, and for tea, til my aunt comes back. And we"ll make the sandwiches and pack up everything ourselves."
„Well, that"s nice of you," said Joan. „Why don"t you go across to Kirrin Island for the day?
Master Lesley keeps wanting to go."
Berta grinned at Joan. It always struck her as extremely funny to be cal ed Master Lesley, and Joan never once forgot.
„We"ll go if the boat is ready," said George, rather reluctantly. „You know James is mending one of the row-locks. We"ll go and see if it"s finished."
They all went to see, but James was not there. His father was working on another boat, over by the jetty, and he cal ed to them.
„Do you want my James? He"s gone off in his uncle"s boat for a day"s fishing. He said to tell you the row-lock"s not mended yet, but he"ll do it for certain tonight when he comes back."
„Right. Thank you," called back Julian. Berta looked very disappointed. „Cheer up," he said. „We"ll be able to go tomorrow."
„We shan"t," said Berta, mournfully. „Something else wil happen to prevent us - or George wil think of another excuse not to go. Gee, if I had a wunnerful - wonDERful - island like that, I"d go and live on it."
They went back to Kirrin Cottage and packed up a very good lunch for themselves.
Berta"s father had sent down a parcel of American goodies three days before, and they meant to try them.
„Snick-snacks!" said Dick, reading the name on a tin. „Shrimp, lobster, crab and a dozen other things al in one tin. Sounds good. We"ll make sandwiches with this!"
„Gorgies," said Anne, reading the name on another tin. „What a peculiar name! Oh - I suppose it"s something you gorge yourself with. Let"s open it."
They opened half a dozen tins with most exciting names and made themselves so many sandwiches that Joan exclaimed in amazement. „However many have you made for each of you?"
„Twenny each - I mean twenTY," said Berta. „But we won"t be back to lunch or tea, Joan. I guess we"ll be plenny hungry."
„PlenTy!" chorused everyone, and Berta obediently repeated the word, a grin on her sun-tanned face.
What a day they had! They walked for miles and picnicked in a shady wood near a little stream that bubbled along near by, sounding very cool and enticing. They decided to sit with their feet in it as they ate, and Anne gave continual little squeals because she said the water tickled the soles of her feet.
They were so tired when they got home that night that it was al they could do to eat their supper and stagger upstairs to bed.
„I shan"t wake til half past twelve tomorrow morning," yawned Dick. „Oh my poor feet!
Gosh, I"m so tired I shall probably fal asleep cleaning my teeth."
„What a peaceful night!" said Anne, looking out of her window. „Well - sleep tight, everyone. I don"t expect any of us wil open an eye til late tomorrow morning. I know I shan"t!"
But she did. She opened both eyes very wide indeed in the middle of the night.
Chapter Ten
A PUZZLING THING
Al was quiet in Kirrin Cottage. The two boys
„Why didn"t Pops come down here - then he could have seen me?" demanded Berta at once.
„Because everyone would have known who you are, then," said Dick. „We"re hiding you, don"t forget!"
„Oh yes - well I do believe I had forgotten," said Berta, rather surprised at herself. „It"s so lovely down here in Kirrin with you all. The days seem to swim by!"
„Your mother said you had better go off on all-day picnics in the boat," said Joan to George. „That was to make things easy for me, of course. But I don"t mind what you do -
you can come back to lunch each day, if you like."
„I do so like you, Joan!" said Berta, giving the surprised cook a sudden hug. „You"re a real honey!"
„In fact, she"s quite wunnerful!" said Dick. „It"s all right, Joan - we"ll go out for the midday meal, and for tea, til my aunt comes back. And we"ll make the sandwiches and pack up everything ourselves."
„Well, that"s nice of you," said Joan. „Why don"t you go across to Kirrin Island for the day?
Master Lesley keeps wanting to go."
Berta grinned at Joan. It always struck her as extremely funny to be cal ed Master Lesley, and Joan never once forgot.
„We"ll go if the boat is ready," said George, rather reluctantly. „You know James is mending one of the row-locks. We"ll go and see if it"s finished."
They all went to see, but James was not there. His father was working on another boat, over by the jetty, and he cal ed to them.
„Do you want my James? He"s gone off in his uncle"s boat for a day"s fishing. He said to tell you the row-lock"s not mended yet, but he"ll do it for certain tonight when he comes back."
„Right. Thank you," called back Julian. Berta looked very disappointed. „Cheer up," he said. „We"ll be able to go tomorrow."
„We shan"t," said Berta, mournfully. „Something else wil happen to prevent us - or George wil think of another excuse not to go. Gee, if I had a wunnerful - wonDERful - island like that, I"d go and live on it."
They went back to Kirrin Cottage and packed up a very good lunch for themselves.
Berta"s father had sent down a parcel of American goodies three days before, and they meant to try them.
„Snick-snacks!" said Dick, reading the name on a tin. „Shrimp, lobster, crab and a dozen other things al in one tin. Sounds good. We"ll make sandwiches with this!"
„Gorgies," said Anne, reading the name on another tin. „What a peculiar name! Oh - I suppose it"s something you gorge yourself with. Let"s open it."
They opened half a dozen tins with most exciting names and made themselves so many sandwiches that Joan exclaimed in amazement. „However many have you made for each of you?"
„Twenny each - I mean twenTY," said Berta. „But we won"t be back to lunch or tea, Joan. I guess we"ll be plenny hungry."
„PlenTy!" chorused everyone, and Berta obediently repeated the word, a grin on her sun-tanned face.
What a day they had! They walked for miles and picnicked in a shady wood near a little stream that bubbled along near by, sounding very cool and enticing. They decided to sit with their feet in it as they ate, and Anne gave continual little squeals because she said the water tickled the soles of her feet.
They were so tired when they got home that night that it was al they could do to eat their supper and stagger upstairs to bed.
„I shan"t wake til half past twelve tomorrow morning," yawned Dick. „Oh my poor feet!
Gosh, I"m so tired I shall probably fal asleep cleaning my teeth."
„What a peaceful night!" said Anne, looking out of her window. „Well - sleep tight, everyone. I don"t expect any of us wil open an eye til late tomorrow morning. I know I shan"t!"
But she did. She opened both eyes very wide indeed in the middle of the night.
Chapter Ten
A PUZZLING THING
Al was quiet in Kirrin Cottage. The two boys
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