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said. “Fanny, my dear, you must carry this
basket; and, Katie, will you take this one 2”

“JT want one too, mamma,” said little Lucy.

“Tam afraid you could hardly be trusted to
take one,” said her mamma; but she added,
seeing her little girl looked disappointed, “you
shall help me to carry mine,” and she held it
down so that the little girl could hold one of the
handles.

They walked down the garden, at the bottom
of which ran a river, and there they found
Uncle John and the two boys. Two pretty
boats were drawn up to the steps which led
down to the water, and Uncle John was busy
putting hampers and shawls into one of
them.

“Now, then, jump in,” he cried—“ mamma,
Katie, Fanny, Lucy, and Nichols in this one,
and Harry, Tom, myself, and the hampers in the
other. You go first and we will follow. Now,
guess, where are we off to ?”