"Tell me more about the river," said Uncle Robert.

"Our side is bottom land," said Frank; "but across the river the bank is
high and steep. Farther down it is just the other way. The steep bank is
on this side, and the low land is opposite."

"The river bends the other way down there," said Donald.

"I see," said Uncle Robert. "How high is the bank?"

"I don't know," answered Frank. "How high is it, father?"

"About twenty feet," said Mr. Leonard.

"Do you go on the river much?" asked Uncle Robert.

"Oh, yes," said Donald. "We have an old boat, and we have been miles on
it."

"That is, downstream," said Frank. "We have never taken the boat up the
river beyond the village, on account of the milldam."

"There's an island in the river," said Susie, "between here and the
village. We have been there."

"How large an island is it?" asked Uncle Robert--"large enough to have
a picnic there while I am here?"

"Oh, yes," said Susie. "It's just the loveliest place for a picnic!
There are trees all over it, and all kinds of wild flowers."