CHAPTER XVI.
AT THE CIRCUS The next morning the Maynard family visited Yale College.
As Mrs.Maynard had seen most of the buildings before, she only cared to visit the newest ones, and so she and Rosy Posy spent most of the time wandering about the grounds or sitting on the benches beneath the Elms.
Marjorie and Kitty rambled about as they liked, sometimes going through the buildings with their father and King, and sometimes staying with Mrs.
Maynard and the baby.
At luncheon time, Mr.Maynard asked the children what they would like best to do for an afternoon's amusement.
"Aren't we going on to Boston this afternoon ?" asked Marjorie, in surprise.
"No," said her father, "it's a long trip, and so we'll start to-morrow morning.

Now you children may choose what you'd like to do this afternoon, for your mother and I are going to call on some friends, and we don't want to take you with us." "Well," said Marjorie, "I can't think of anything we could do in New Haven, unless you or Mother were with us; so I suppose we'll just stay here at the hotel, and,--" "And cut up jinks," put in King.
Mr.Maynard smiled.

"That's exactly what you would do if I left you here by yourselves! So what do you think of this plan?
As we shall be gone all the afternoon, I think I will let Pompton take you four infants to the circus." "Oh, goody, goody!" cried Marjorie.

"That will be perfectly gorgeous! King, won't it be fine to go to the circus ?" "Yes, indeed! And it's a big circus,--I saw the posters yesterday on our way here." "There are lovely wild animals!" said Kitty, ecstatically.

"I saw pictures of lions and tigers,--terrific ones!" "Me loves tigers," commented Rosy Posy.