[Ichilli-cvs] VII. PAT'S VISIT HOME. I hope my readers have bec

[Chrystal <mer...@fu...>]

Rotting off to meet them. "Have you bought the trees, Papa?" "Yes, and
brought them home, don't you see them?" "What, those little things?"
"Willows grow very fast, my son. They will thrive better than if they
were larger." "But, papa, how can we get to the island? Shall we have a
bridge?" "You must ask Dodge, Bertie. He is the author of this plan."
"I'll tell you what would be better than a bridge," explained Dodge,
laughing. "You must learn to row a boat; and then you can land at any
place, you know. But our island is more for ornament than for profit. We
don't expect to have a settlement there." "Why