"Ah, here is Agnes with your hood and coat.

Now, while she puts them on you, I will see if Lulu's skates are quite right." They proved to be a good fit and in few minutes the captain was on his way to the lakelet with a little girl clinging to each hand.
A pretty boat house stood at the water's edge--on the hither side, under the trees, and now close beside it, on the ice, the children spied a small, light sleigh well supplied with robes of wolf and bear skins.
"There, Gracie, how would you like to ride in that ?" asked her father.
"It looks nice, but--how can it go ?" she asked dubiously.

"I don't see any horses papa." "No, but you will find that it can move without." Harold had seen them approaching, and now came gliding very rapidly towards them, on his skates.
"Ah Gracie, are you ready for your ride ?" he asked, "Rosie Lacey and one or two of the other little ones are going to share it with you.

Captain will you lift her in while I summon them ?" "Here we are, Cousin Harold," called a childish voice, and Rose Lacey came running up almost out of breath with haste and excitement, two other little girl cousins following at her heels; "here we are.

Can you take us now ?" "Yes," he said, "I was just about to call you." In another minute the four were in the sleigh with the robes well tucked around them.