I would n't lumber the boat up so , '' said Rose , who still had secret scares when on the water . `` Could n't you make a smaller parcel , Phebe ? '' asked Dr. Alec , eyeing the bundle suspiciously . `` No , sir , not in such a hurry , '' and Phebe laughed as she gave a particularly large knob a good poke . `` Well , it will do for ballast . Do n't forget the note to Mrs. Jessie , I beg of you . '' `` No , sir . I 'll send it right off , '' and Phebe ran up the bank as if she had wings to her feet . `` We 'll take a look at the lighthouse first , for you have not been there yet , and it is worth seeing . By the time we have done that it will be pretty warm , and we will have lunch under the trees on the Island . '' Rose was ready for anything , and enjoyed her visit to the lighthouse on the Point very much , especially climbing up the narrow stairs and going inside the great lantern . They made a long stay , for Dr. Alec seemed in no hurry to go , and kept looking through his spy-glass as if he expected to discover something remarkable on sea or land . It was past twelve before they reached the Island , and Rose was ready for her lunch long before she got it . `` Now this is lovely ! I do wish the boys were here . Wo n't it be nice to have them with us all their vacation ? Why , it begins to-day , does n't it ? Oh , I wish I 'd remembered it sooner , and perhaps they would have come with us , '' she said , as they lay luxuriously eating sandwiches under the old apple-tree . `` So we might . Next time we wo n't be in such a hurry .
I expect the lads will take our heads off when they find us out , '' answered Dr. XXXXX , placidly drinking cold tea .
Alec Jessie Phebe Rose boys first lighthouse right something spy-glass