But I would fain see this place, Ben, boy.

If in time to come we live to be men, and folks ask us of these days of peril and sickness, I should like to have seen all that may be seen of these great things.

Our father went many times to the pest houses within the city and came away no worse.

Why should thou or I suffer?
We have our vinegar bottles and our decoctions, and methinks we know enough now not to run needless risks." Benjamin was almost as eager and curious as his brother.

The spirit of adventure soon gets into the hearts of boys and runs riot there.
Before they went to bed they had fully decided to make the excursion; and they rose earlier next morning so as to get all their work done while it was yet scarce light, so that they might start for their destination before the heat of the day came on.
It was pleasant walking through the dewy fields, and hard indeed was it to imagine that death and misery lurked anywhere in the neighbourhood of what was so smiling and gay.