The summer breeze just played lightly and rippled the water, on which the morning sun made a warm glow, early in the day as it was.
"What _could_ so many baskets be wanted for ?" said Nora.
"Why, to carry all the things.

You know there will be a great many people to eat dinner at Silver Lake." "Dinner ?" said Nora; "do people eat dinner when they go to a pic-nic ?" "Why yes.

What do you think they do ?" "I thought it was just a pic-nic." [Illustration] "What is that ?" said Daisy curiously.

But just then there was a stir; the ladies and gentlemen were getting into the boat, and the children had to be ready for their turn.

It came; and Mr.Randolph handed one after the other safe over the gunwale of the big sail-boat and placed them happily beside each other in the middle space, where they could have an excellent time for talking.