The boys deferred to her as to a princess, and she ruled them absolutely.
Of course the senior Craigs and Maynards became good friends also, and the two ladies especially spent many pleasant hours together.
Baby Rosamond rarely played with the older children, as she was too little to join in their vigorous games, often original with themselves, and decidedly energetic.

The beach was their favorite playground.

They never tired of digging in the sand, and they had a multitude of spades and shovels and hoes for their various sand performances.

Some days they built a fort, other days a castle or a pleasure ground.

Their sand-works were extensive and elaborate, and it often seemed a pity that the tide or the wind should destroy them over night.
"I say, let's us be a Sand Club," said Tom one day.