Women do n't know what fellows need , and always must put in a lot of stiff shirts and clean handkerchiefs and clothes-brushes and pots of cold cream . We are going to rough it , and do n't want any fuss and feathers , '' said Jack , beginning to pack the precious balls in his rubber boots , and strap them up with the umbrellas , rods , and bats , seeing that there was no hope of a place in the trunk . Here Frank came in with two big books , saying calmly , `` Just slip these in somewhere , we shall need them . '' `` But you are not to study at all , so you wo n't want those great dictionaries , '' cried Jill , busily packing her new travelling-basket with all sorts of little rolls , bags , and boxes . `` They are not dics , but my Encyclopedia . We shall want to know heaps of things , and this tells about everything . With those books , and a microscope and a telescope , you could travel round the world , and learn all you wanted to . Ca n't possibly get on without them , '' said Frank , fondly patting his favorite work . `` My patience ! What queer cattle boys are ! '' exclaimed Mrs. Pecq , while they all laughed . `` It ca n't be done , Mr. Frank ; all the boxes are brim full , and you 'll have to leave those fat books behind , for there 's no place anywhere . '' `` Then I 'll carry them myself ; '' and Frank tucked one under each arm , with a determined air , which settled the matter . `` I suppose you 'll study cockleology instead of boating , and read up on polywogs while we play tennis , or go poking round with your old spy-glass instead of having a jolly good time , '' said Jack , hauling away on the strap till all was taut and ship-shape with the bundle . `` Tadpoles do n't live in salt water , my son , and if you mean conchology , you 'd better say so . I shall play as much as I wish , and when I want to know about any new or curious thing , I shall consult my Cyclo , instead of bothering other people with questions , or giving it up like a dunce ; '' with which crushing reply Frank departed , leaving Jill to pack and unpack her treasures a dozen times , and Jack to dance jigs on the lids of the trunks till they would shut . A very happy party set off the next day , leaving Mrs. Pecq waving her apron on the steps . Mrs. Minot carried the lunch , Jack his precious bundle with trifles dropping out by the way , and Jill felt very elegant bearing her new basket with red worsted cherries bobbing on the outside . Frank actually did take the Encyclopedia , done up in the roll of shawls , and whenever the others wondered about anything -- tides , lighthouses , towns , or natural productions -- he brought forth one of the books and triumphantly read therefrom , to the great merriment , if not edification , of his party . A very short trip by rail and the rest of the journey by boat , to Jill 's great contentment , for she hated to be shut up ; and while the lads roved here and there she sat under the awning , too happy to talk .
But Mrs. XXXXX watched with real satisfaction how the fresh wind blew the color back into the pale cheeks , how the eyes shone and the heart filled with delight at seeing the lovely world again , and being able to take a share in its active pleasures .
Ca Jill Minot Pecq clothes-brushes cockleology conchology edification spy-glass trifles