graceful lady on his arm.

"Thank you, my dear," returned Violet. "I certainly feel no desire to
start for home yet, dear and lovely as I esteem it."

"Oh, here they are!" cried a familiar voice at that instant, and the two
sets of relatives had found each other. Glad greetings and kind enquiries
were exchanged. Then they broke up into little groups and sauntered on
through the beautiful scene till it was time to seek their resting places
for the night, when, after making some arrangements for the sight-seeing
of the next day, they bade good-night and hied them to their several
places of temporary abode.




CHAPTER III.


"On, we have a lovely view from here!" remarked Lulu as they reached the
_Dolphin's_ deck. "I'm not at all sleepy, papa; can't I sit here for a
while?"

Grace was saying, "Good-night, papa."

He returned it with a fatherly caress, then answered Lulu's query.

"No, daughter; it is long past your usual hour for retiring, and as I want
you to feel fresh and bright for to-morrow's pleasure, you, too, may bid
me good-night and go at once to your berth."