While they were on the beach Lancy joined them, and after he had inspected
the boat-house, under Dexie's enthusiastic guidance, they agreed that on
the morrow they would sail across to the distant point, and view the
prospect from that quarter.
"We will take a lunch and have a private picnic," said Lizzie. "I hope the
day will be fine. You have no idea how rough it is here when the wind is
high; the breakers come rolling in so high and grand that it is quite
fascinating to watch them, but dangerous in the extreme to be on the shore.
Vessels have to keep out to sea when there is a storm, for this is
considered a dangerous coast, but there have not been any wrecks along here
for some years."
They returned by a different route, entering the house by a side-door, and
the visitors were surprised to see the display of flowers that bloomed in
the outer porch, making it, indeed, a bower of beauty.
"Why! you have made quite an addition to the house since I was here last,"
said Gertrude, as she stood to admire the blossoms.
"No, not an addition, only a little alteration," said Maggie. "Don't you
remember this old porch where father used to smoke his pipe of an evening?
Well, in the spring, when Joe was making the glass frames to force the
early vegetables for market, we got him to put a glass frame on each side
of the porch.
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