"Hardly!" laughed Daddy Bobbsey. "It's too cold. Well, none of you has
guessed right, so I'll tell you. We're going to Washington to visit the
Martin children who were here a while ago."

"Oh, to Washington!" cried Nan. "How nice!"

"And shall we see Billy and Nell?" Bert wanted to know.

"Yes," his father answered, "that's what we'll do. I had a letter from
Mr. Martin the other day, inviting us all to come to his house to pay
him a visit," he went on. "I didn't know just when I could go, but to-
day I got another letter from another man in Washington, saying he
wanted to see me about some lumber business. I may have to stay a week
or two, so I thought I would take the whole family with me, and make a
regular visit of it."

"Will you take us all?" asked Freddie.

"Yes."

"And Snap and Snoop an' an'--" began Flossie.

"Well, hardly the dog and the cat," explained her father. "Just mother,
you four twins and I will go to Washington."

"When can we start?" Nan asked.

"As soon as your mother can get you ready," replied Mr. Bobbsey.

"I'm ready now," announced Freddie.