I have only just arrived." "Oh, trying the feel of the water, hey?
Guess you won't find it very chilly.

As a preparatory tonic I'd recommend strawberries and cream.
Nellie, get Ros a saucer of those genuine home-raised berries, why don't you ?" Nellie laughed.

"Roscoe," she said, "isn't he dreadful! He knows we bought these berries in Boston.

It's much too early for the native ones.
But they really are very nice, though he does make such fun of them." She went into the vestry to get the berries and I sat down at the table beside Taylor and looked about me.
"Most everybody's here," he observed.

"And they'll be glad to see you, Ros.