"EVERY one of us are here, Aunt Kate. Are you ready?"
"Yes, Lizzie, all ready. Just as soon as the boat comes we will start.
Where are the other girls?"
"Out with Dan."
"It's very kind of Azzie to amuse her little cousins so much. Agnes and
Dan would be lonely here without her, I fear. And Amy had rather stay
with Sister Azzie than any one else. That shows that Azzie is a good
sister. I'm afraid my niece, Lizzie, is the least bit selfish. She
doesn't like to help amuse her cousins very well."
Lizzie pouted a little. She preferred to talk with Aunt Kate. But she
wanted to please her aunt, so she resolved to follow her kind advice.
They had a pleasant sail in the boat. And it was delightful eating lunch
on the cliff which overlooked the bay. But best of all to Lizzie, was
the story which Aunt Kate told while they sat on the grass after lunch.
And Aunt Kate did not forget to say an encouraging word to Lizzie for
doing her part so well through the day.
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