To be sure, it was understood that the governess should look after them a little.

But when she saw the children go into the wash-house, she took it for granted that they were going to have a grand wash of doll's clothes, such as they often had.

She was very glad that they would be safely occupied for a few hours at least.
But the twins, be it known, had far greater aspirations this afternoon, than for a simple doll's-wash.

They had been playing with the Noah's ark, which their father had brought them, and had thought a great deal about the peculiar and wonderful life those people must have led in the ark at the time of the Flood.

It occurred to Lili that she should like to try what it was like, to live in an ark, and even to take a voyage in one, and of course Wili, as usual, agreed with her enthusiastically.