To have her father and brothers safely back, and for the family to be together in the midst of such beautiful scenery, was sufficient for utter enjoyment.

She did not wish her mind to venture outside the charmed circle of the holidays.

Beyond, when she thought about it all, lay a nebulous prospect, in the center of which school loomed large.
On this particular hot August afternoon, Ingred welcomed an excursion in the sidecar.

She had not felt inclined to walk down the white path under the blazing sun to the glaring beach, but it was another matter to spin along the high road till, as the fairy tales put it, her hair whistled in the wind.

Egbert was anxious to set off, so Hereward took his place on the luggage-carrier, and, after some back-firing, the three started forth.