boy hurt by a cow, of course, but he thought that if the cow was
going to take after the boy, anyhow, he might just as well see it.
But the cows were very well-behaved, and went along slowly.

"Yes, the seashore was nice," murmured Nan, as she leaned her head
back on the cushioned seat, "but I'm glad to be going home again.
I want to see some of the girls, and--"

"Yes, and I'll be looking for some of the boys, too," put in Bert.
"But school will soon begin, and that's no fun!"

Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey smiled at each other, and Mr. Bobbsey, taking
out a time-table, looked to see how much longer they would be on
the train.

"It's about an hour yet," he said to Nan, and she sighed. Really
she was more tired than she cared to let her mother know.

Just ahead of the two Bobbsey children were another set of them.
I say "set" for the Bobbsey children came "in sets."

There were two pairs of twins, Bert and Nan, nearly nine years of
age, and Flossie and Freddie, almost five. And, whereas the two
older children were rather tall and slim, with dark brown hair and
eyes, the littler twins were short and fat, and had light hair and
blue eyes. The two pairs of twins were quite a contrast, and many
persons stopped to look at them as they passed along the street
together.