Summer Holidays at Silversea (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1872. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... A The two younger children ceased their running immediately, but Claud began to grumble. "Your fairy stories are only fit for babies, Agnes; now, if it was Miss Merton, I would listen." "Then take a book and read like Robbie. You may have my 'Alice in Wonderland, ' if you will promise not to hurt it." "'Alice in Wonderland "' he exclaimed disdainfully. "Why, I have read it fifty times " "Then have my 'Robinson Crusoe, ' Claud; anything rather than you should make such an uproar," said Robin, looking up from the book he was reading. "Now, Robbie, don't be rude, or I will plague you, you old bookworm How you can sit hour after hour reading I can't think, I am sure / couldn't; but get your ' Robinson, ' and I will try and be quiet for a bit." Robin, obedient to his brother's request, rose to do his bidding, but found the book was not in the room. "It is in the schoolroom; so you must take some other one instead." "No; 'Robinson Crusoe' I want, and 'Robinson Crusoe' I will have " he exclaimed. "Go and fetch it please, Robbie, or stay, I think I will go myself;" and, AN ACCIDENT. 3 heedless of Robin's voice at the nursery door, reminding him that they were told to stay quietly in the nursery, Claud darted along the passage towards the schoolroom. Agnes, glad to have a few minutes' peace, hastened to settle the two little ones in Claud's absence. She took Elsie on her lap; and then Harry, drawing a stool to her side, sat down, ready to listen in wonderment to the doings of the tiny inhabitants of Fairy Land. But no sooner were they settled, and Agnes was interesting them in the magic powers of a certain kind of fruit, which Prince Findyouiwill was obliged to procure to break the spells of a wicked giant, in order that he might, with his princess, "live happily eve...