68 A Day with the Sea Urcehtns.

 

arm, she walked to the car which now awaited her,
escorted by the whole family of Urchins, with the
exception of Topaz. Then they formed their lines,
and the procession wound its mighty length between
them and went out and away in the same direction from
which it had arrived, till it was lost in the dim distance.

The great event had not, however, been quite unseen
by the prying eyes of those who lived above the water ;
one pair, at least, had caught a glimpse of the scene.

The good-natured young Eider Duck who had
assisted the old Puffin was a noted diver, and was the
master of a diving club, whose head-quarters were on
the island where the Puffin family also lived.