And you would better see all that you can of the Fair now, for it will soon be a thing of the past." "That is true, Cousin Annis," said the captain; "you would better stay with us and see as much as possible." "You are all very kind, cousins," she answered.

"But I fear I am crowding you." "Not at all," he and Violet replied, speaking together; the latter adding, "We have all slept comfortably, and in the daytime there is certainly abundance of room." "If you don't stay, Cousin Annis," Rosie said, with a merry look, "we will have to conclude that you have not had room enough to make you quite comfortable." "Then I certainly must stay," returned Annis, with a smile, "if my going would give so entirely false an impression; since I have had abundance of room and a most delightful time." "Then you will stay on ?" "Yes, for a while; but I must go home for a day or two at least before leaving for the South." "We will let you know our plans in season for that," the captain promised, and the thing was considered settled.
When her passengers awoke the next morning the _Dolphin_ was lying at her old anchorage near the beautiful Peristyle.
All had returned rested and refreshed, and were eager to go on shore in search of further entertainment and instruction.
The greater part of the day was spent in the Midway Plaisance.

They visited the Lapland family of King Bull, the most prominent character in that village, and found them all seated beside their odd-looking hut, which, like the others in the village, was made of skin, tent-like in shape, and banked up with moss.

The entrance was very small, the door made of a piece of wood.

A fire was kept burning in the centre of the house, in the ground.